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y ------ v ' |ä ',"?-*•*'*<;, » ~ wr lrt . -^T -r J ^ JOURNAL The NYSSA VOLUME x x ü x r WO. N t SSÄ,~OTTEGONrTHURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940 SI In FMPiFnvFi^E IN i i IC STATE «;TASTF Erection Begun , EMPLOYED Nyssa Described w o r k n e a r h e r e On Government By R.G. W hitaker One-half of the 1600 Mexican Housing Project Im provem AT p. ents .. ---------- nationals employed on Oregon City Business Discussed A t Meeting o f Local C of C farms are now Working In Malheur county, following the arrival here last week of 200 Mexicans from Athena. They were divided among „ J ~ .. , ! the four camps at Ontario, Nyssa, In accordance with the prelim- Vale and Adrjan ^ some {arm . j 24 Apartments W ill Available to W ar Veterans be T H E F I A T T O P of “ Fighting L ad y” is a safer place today for the wandering sailor than it was a year ago. On the flight decks of many of the carriers that brought A m erica's naval air might to the very soil of Japan itself, the visi tor. like the Navym an (b elow ), can walk without fear of thunder ing propellers or the spotting of squadrons ready to roar out over the sea to drop lethal loads on enemy targets. This V-J Day finds thousands of "th e birds with lolded wings” voiceless and at rest and their mother hens se cured snugly to their piers, but ready for almost instant action shouid the unwanted tim e fur tlieir services com e again. W ater Fountains W ill Be Placed On Nyssa Streets Other Matters Discussed A t Meeting of City Council Tile city council voted at a meet Contractors have started erec ing Tuesday night to buy two tion of the government pre-fab- inary report of Mr. Stockman, the housed. drinking fountains for Nyssa's city would make $56,000 worth of An additional 200 Mexicans are ricated houses which began arriving | main street. One fountain will be improvements to the water system, scheduled to arrive here about here by truck the first ox the w eek.1 October 1 to assist in the sugar installed between First and Sec Water softeners would cost the The group of houses Includes ! beet harvest, reports Harry Sand- ond streets and one between Sec city $37,000 in addition, if the qulst, county agent. six apartment buildings, eacn con ond and Third streets. K" ' V '> people desire to buy them. four apartments. Each (Official U. S. Navy photos) I Only about half as many Mex- taining Tiie fountains will be of Lhc vit The city has not undertaken ex- leans are working in Oregon now apartment, 21 by 25 feet, contains reous china round and dtpestal tenive improvement of the streets ^ at this time in 1945, reports J. ! a kitchen, living room, two bed j because of the lack of drainage, r . Beck, state supervisor of the rooms and a bathroom. The apart type. They will be installed this The city is now trying to find a o. S. C. extension service em er-! ments are furnished. full. way to finance a storm sewer. In- gency farm labor program. High | Foundations, 18 inches high with Ohet Sage presented plans for stallation of part of the proposed labor requirements cropM ate still a skirting between the floor and construction ot a four-unit apa. t- drainage system would cost $75,000. 0n the upswing in this Wkte, but the ground, had already been built ( ment lio u e at Fiftti and Enuson Under the state's five per cent lim- western Oregon farm ers!^re now i bv Wick and Dahlgren, contractors. streets. The area is in residential ltation law, the city could float depending more and more upon lo- \ The houses, which were used in district No. 1 and the ordinance general obligation bonds only In cal and migrant white farm help Vancouver, will be repainted. allows only one and two family the amount of $30.000. However, and have drastically reduced their City Manager E. K. Burton dwellings there. The matter was if the storm sewer is classified as requests for transported Mexicans. said the apartments will probably referred to the city attorney, who a sewer Instead of a drainage sys Sandquist warns that Malheur rent for about $30 a month. The eaid that the regu.ar procedure tem, the city could raise any farmers, if they plan to hold their city will collect the rent and give o f circulating petitions would have amount needed if the people ap current acreage of row crops should the net proceeds to the govern to be followed by Mr. Sage if he prove. The street intersections plan to use other labor next year, ment after operating expenses are builds an apartment house in the would have to come within the department of agriculture officials deductd. The houses are for vet district. Mr. Sage indicated to five per cent limitation. having stated that the Mexican erans only. the council that he may build two "So far we have been very well program is to be discontinued af- ■ duplexes. pleased with the city manager ter this year since domestic help ! Mr. Sheppard of the Idaho Re form of government’’, Mr. W hit- has become available with the close finery company asked for permis aker said, referring to the city of the war and shutting down of sion to install three 10,000-gallon council. "W e think we are getting war industries. gasoline tanks above ground on the our money's worth in what we are Wherever farmers have provid ________ i Inland Oil company property at spending. ed camping facilities there has Sixth and Main street:. He was One hundred and forty-four Mr. Whitaker paid tribute to been no shortage of workers, Beck refused permission to install the City Manager E. K. Burton for reported, because migrants have Ontario and Nyssa citizens receiv tanks above ground, but was given his ability ajid added that he entered the state in record-break- ed certificates o f award August 1 permission to place them in the from President Truman and the i had saved the city thousands of ng numbers. ground. office of price administration as j dollars. Mr. Burton worked in the Leonard Marshall, representing an expression of gratitude for [ city engineering department in the Owyhee Riding club, asked 'selfless service in your country's Portland for 13 years and at Coo^ for city funds to help build bleach EXECUTION OF KEN need as a ‘ volunteer worker” , r e - ! Bay for a similar period and later ers and fences at tlhe club's rodeo ports J. L. Turnbull, chairman of , w-s • BAILEY IS RE-SET was employed as city manager of grounds. The council said there the Ontario area price control Silverton. fair f o r S e p t e m b e r 13 is no way in which the city can board. Plans for Improvement of Nys- legally donate money for such a The certificates are signed by Centerfielder Warren Heldt sav sa's streets and water system and Execution of Kenneth Bailey, j A general meeting o f dairymen, purpose. Fifteen Malheur county boys and installation of a storm sewer were ed his softball team, the Nyssa the president and were mailed to f Fire Chief A1 Kuehn was in girls between the ages of 12 and sentenced to pay with his Ule for sponsored by the Malheur County discussed at a meeting of the Nys Clowns, from defeat Wednesday persons who had served as vol the slaying of Sergeant T . R . . Dairy Breeders association, will structed not to take the fire truck unteers during rationing of 15 15 years inclusive will be partners night when he made a spectacular sa chamber of commerce Wednes outside of the city limits because day noon by R. O. Whitaker, catch in the seventh inning of a different commodities, and as price with Ontario business men in the Chambers of the state police i n 1 be held Tuesday, August 20 in the of the fact that the city has only volunteers during the anti-infla ownership of a calf after Monday the Annex schoolhouse gurl battle high school building In Nyssa. game played with Caldwell on the chairman of the city council. one piece of fire-fighting equip afternoon, September 2, the last 16 months ago, has been re-set tion effort since the war. The purpose of the meeting will Nyssa businesses are comparativ Caldwell diamond. ment. Officials pointed ,xtt also In the entire Idaho O P A dis day of the Malheur b o u n ty fair. for Friday, September 13. The Clowns went on to defeat be to elect officers, set up by-laws ely free of city taxes, Mr. Whit ,uiat authorization for taking the These partnerships will result Bailey was relurned to Vale and obtain members. aker stated. lie added that some the Burns Chevrolet team of Cald trict, Chairman Turnbull said, 2500 Articles of incorporation have truck outside the city limits would cities assess a variety of taxes in well in the eighth inning by a persons received the certificates, from a calf scramble sponsored last week to hear the date set which read as follows: that day by the Ontario Lions club. by Circuit Judge M. A. Biggs, and already been filed with the state affect insurance rates in the city. order to finance city business. score of 5 to 4. “ On behalf of the grateful peo Here’s how it will work: The Lions was then returned to the "death corporation commissioner. The cou When Heldt made his catch, the M any cities throughout the nation “ are just about broke", the chair score was tied 4 to 4 in the last ple of the United States, I thank club will arrange for the purchase house" at the state penitentiary nty association will be one of the various groups belonging to the half o f the seventh and the bases you for your selfless service in your o f 15 calves, weighing about 300 at Salem. man said. country's need as a volunteer work ¡pounds each. Ontario businessmen Sergeant Chambers was killed state dairy breeders association. The tax millage in Nyssa last were loaded with one out. After er for the office of price adminis will furnish the money for the Sunday, April 29, 1945, while en Service here will be the same as year was 25.8, in Ontario it was a long run, Heldt made an att •> tration. With your help, our nat purchase, and on the final day gaged in a gun duel with Bailey in other parts of the state. In 36.3 and in Vale 42.7. This year's empt at a shoestring catch, but millage here will be even lower. the bal1 hit his 8love and bounced ion has been able to protect its of the fair the animals will be and his companion, Ronald Duffy, order to function effectively, the Avoset corporation has announ- Last year Nyssa raised approxi-<into the. air' Apparently realizing economy against the impact of leberated in a small arena in front who was killed a short time later organization must have members ved that it will give a heifer calf the fairgrounds grandstand. by an officer while fleeing across owning at least 1200 cows for its to an outstanding 4-H club boy the position of the ball, Heldt total war and to assure its consum of (Continued on Page 6) threw his hands behind his back ers fair prices and a fair distri Youngsters entered in the scramble an open field. artificial insemination program. or girl this fall. The calf will be Bailey was convicted of first de will be turned loose in the arena, and caught the ball, He threw bution of needed goods. County Agent Harry Sandquist selected within the next few days. "As a patriotic citizen, you have gree murder In circuit court at too, and any youngster who suc to second base to catch a runner urges all persons engaged in the The winner of the calf will carry o ff base and register the third out demonstrated your loyalty and de ceeds in putting a halter on a Vale and at the time his execution dairy business to attend the meet the animal as a project during for the Burns team, which will be votion in a period of great nation calf will claim it. The youngster, was set for a date last summer, ing. the next year and will exhibit It one of the teams representing al danger. Your community and boy or girl, automatically becomes but a stay of execution was grant at the state fair In 1947. The Nys Caldwell in the district tournament your country will not forget your a partner with the sponsor in the ed when the case was appealed to MILK PRODUCTION sa chamber o f commerce has vot the supreme court. A t a meeting of the board of which will be played in Caldwell. contribution to victory over our ownership of the calf. ed to pay the expenses of the boy The youngster will feed out the After hearing arguments in Pend- MEETING ATTENDED or girl to the state fair. Pitcher Tommy Holman scored enemies and look to you now for directors of the Owyhee Water leadership and example in the calf under extension service super- leton several weeks ago the su- the wihning run in th e . eighth BY 100 PERSONS Users association August 5, a com Avoset plans to make the dona mittee was chosen to meet with when he was batted in by Tobler. continuing fight against inflation." vision. and keep a record book oil preme court upheld the conviction, tion every year and will give a Nyssa residents receiving the the animal. Next year at fair time ------------------------------------- Talks on production o f quality calf of a differet breed each time. directors of the bureau of recla Other runs were scored by B. mation at Boise to consider the Hendricks, C. Wilson, T. Holman, award were A. L. Atkeson, Eva the calies will be sold. One-third AUGUST 21 DEADLINE milk were given at a meeting spon sored by the Farmers Co-opera CDCT'IAI T i r e possibility of a steady water sup and Tobler. Other Nyssa players Boydell, Arthur Boydell. E. K. Bur of the money derived from the tale r - ^ r » b r tU IA L IA U 5 tive creamery of Payette In the MALHEUR TO SHOW ply of water in the Owyhee canal were A. Hendricks, B. Wilson. ton, Bumall Brown, Ruth Chadd, of the calf will go to the sponsor r U K Nyssa gymnasium Tuesday night. AT OREGON FAIR Heldt, L. Wilson, Bellon and D. Jean Cranney, Pauline Church, and the remainder to the youngster during 1947. All applications for tags for the Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Bernard who raised the calf. Mr. Stauff of the creamery off Members of the committee are Willson. special deer and elk areas should Malheur county will be repre eted suggestions on production of Applications for the scramble With last night's victory in their Eastman. Hazel Frost, Helen Frost, I. H. Findley, Jess Rich, Levi Eldredge, Bernard Frost, must be accompanied by the writ be in the game commission office milk. Pictures were shown and a sented with booths at both the concluding game, the Clowns have Sybil Johnson and J. C. Spruul. by August 21 In order to be In talk was given by a representative Oregon state fair and the Pacific J. C. Sproul, secretary of the a record of 13 victories and 2 Dale Garrison, Mildred Hartley, ten approval of the parent, and Margery Ann Hillis, Frank D. Hall, the applications must be submitted cluded in any drawings that may of the Diversey company, manu International Livestock exposition water users, said R. J. Newell of defeats. be necessary. If, at the end of that George C. Henneman. Alice Jen to E. M. Hauser, county club agent, facturers of cleaners, disinfectants this year upon the revival of these the bureau considered cementing sen, Mrs. Desmond Jones, Genl- at the office of the county agent day, applications exceed the num and other products. events following war-time suspen some o f the weaker places in the BULLETIN ISSUED ber of tags authorized, drawings eve Johnson. Merle Johnson, Joyce in the city hall in Ontario. Ice cream provided by the cream sions. canal and also would submit fig will be held. Lienkaemper, Samuel J. Lemon, As for many years In the past. ery association and cake furnished ures on the cost of using asphalt ON ALKALI LAND Areas for which special tags Mary Myers, Charlena Morris, by women of the community were M. E. Bain will have charge of the and rip-rap, which, Sproul said, V-J DAY IS VERY will be issued are as follows: "Improvement of Alkali Land" Helen McCarthy, Idaleen M. Maw, booth at the Portland show. M at served to 100 persons. would be added to the construct Burnt river area (Baker county) is the title of the new bulletin Frank T. Morgan, Frank Parr, A r QUIET IN NYSSA erials for the booth will be coll ion charges. 100 tags for deer of either sex. written by Dr. W. L. Powers, soil tie Robertson, Joe Sutherland, ected by the county staff and Mr. Sproul also quoted Mr. New As in most other towns in the September 22 to 27, open season. NYSSA RIDERS GIVE scientist of Oregon State college. Marilyn Stringfellow, Carl J. Se H. F. Logue, secretary of the O nt ell as saying that “The Boise o ff Summer lake area (Lake coun- DRILL AT CALDWELL ario Commercial club, which will The bulletin summarizes the re- bum. Elsie Towne, A1 Thompson, nation, business was continued as ice was very much interested in usual in Nyssa yesterday, August j ty • 500 tags for one deer of either , . _ . .___. ____ . suits o f years of experimental work sponsor the booth, will assist In and Ward G. Wieneke. 14, the first anniversary of the sex. October 26 to November 2, The drill team o f the Owyhee setting up the display. In adltlon to r carried on in Malheur and of good bulldozers and other equip- Oregon conclusion of the war with Japan, j open season. Riding club of Nyssa made a color agricultural products, It will fea ment in case o f an emergency * J * an excess of soluble neu- OSTROM TO BUILD All o f the business houses, the Crooked creek area (Lake coun ful appearance In a drill presented ture the Industrial progress under we have just suffered^ | ^ * lnjurlous CABINET SHOP HERE city hall and bank remained open, ty) 500 tags for one antlerless at the Caldwell night rodeo in way In the county. A second directors meeting will _ . .. * . Only frequent comment would In-1 deer. November 4 to 10, open sea- Caldwell last Thursday night. to plant growth. This salty or sal The state fair booth will feature be held in the near future to Jchn E. Ostrom has started con dtcate that the people recalled that ! son. Thirty-tw o Nyssa riders, dressed dairying In Malheur county. In ine soil is made of mellow struct arrange for a mass meeting of the ure and must be distinguished struction of a cabinet shop and the day was the first anniversary | Cove area (Union county) 300 In blue and white outfits, par- cluding data showing the natural Owyhee water users. tags for one antlerless deer, Nov- jticipated in the drill. from hard, "black alkali" land. dwelling on his Nyssa Lumber of V-J day. advantages existing here due to The attitude of the people was ember 18 to 20, open season. I The Nyssa team has been lnvit- the availability of wild hay, alfalfa T o reclaim hard alkali land it is company property on Good avenue. WORK IS STARTED The building, erected of cinder ki emphatic contrast to the wild Devils Garden area < Lake coun ' ed to present its drill Friday night hay and grain feeds which reduce necessary to have deep drainage ON SCHOOL GARAGE and a plentiful supply of irrigation blocks, will be 32 by 80 feet, with celebration that waa staged a year ty! 500 tags for one antlerless deer. | of this week at the Welser round milk production costs to offset the concrete floors. The front part of ago this week. November 30 to December 4, open up water. nearness to markets of some other season. The results of different types the building «rill contain the cabi Work was started this week by dairyng sections. George Batn of net shop and the rear part will Visits Parents— Troy area (Wallowa county) 100 Visits Parents— and rates of Chemical treatments Luther Fife, local contractor, on the county agent's office will be I. B. Allen, Jr., o f the Little tags for one elk of either sex. Mrs. Oct- Irwin Ingram of Portland In charge of the booth. construction o f a garage and shop are listed and effective soil man contain an apartment to be oc cupied by Bart Ostrom and family. Buffalo basin oil field near 'filer- ober 24 to 28. open season, and Mrs. Fred H. Cox and two building for the Nyssa school dist agement practices are explained. Ukiah area (Umatilla county) sons. Kaye Bruce and Jack of The bulletin is available in the Bart Ostrom, who will operate the mopolus. Wyoming visited hla par- rict. CARPENTERS DRAW The building. 40 by 146 feet, will county extension office and should cabinet shop, is now in Portland ents, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Allen, 200 tags for one elk of either sex. j Pocatello, Idaho are visiting the Sr.. Monday and Tuesday of last December 16 to 22, open season, women’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. $1.40 AN HOUR WAGE be constructed of concrete and be helpful to anyone with alkali buying machinery. Mr Ostrom hopes to have the week. Mr. Allen, who was accom- While applications may be filed Bruce Pett this week. concrete blocks at a cost of $15, land problems. Harry Sandquist. shop in operation within the next panied to Nyssa by his two sons, for all areas, no hunter will Contractors meeting in Ontario be county agent, stated. 611. two months. last Thursday night voted to pay is production engineer for the issued more than one special elk Examiner Retires— The structure will be completed C. M Bentley, traveling examiner first class carpenters $140 an Stanollnd Oil company. ¡tag. in time to store the school busses To Hold Ficaie— of the state operators and chauff hour. Representatives were present The annual South Dakota picnic Visits Child: during the bad weather. Mrs. 8. J. Cleaver of Mountain T o Hold Plenir— Visits Relatives— eurs division of the secretary of from Payette, Ontario, Vale and arili be held in Memorial park In Former residents of South Dak- L. W Clemont of Charlotte, state's office, has retired after 15 Nysaa. Caldwell Sunday August 1$ Those Orove. Missouri left Tuesday morn T o LaGrande— The wage for carpenters has Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Renstrom attending are asked to furnish ing for her home after spending ota will hold their annual picnic Michigan left Tuesday night for years of service. He has been will leave Saturday for LaOrande. lunch baskets and table service. two weeks with her children, Mr. in the Memorial park in Caldwell Portland after a two-weeks visit coming to Nyssa for several year* varied with different contractors. where Mrs Renstrom will attend Ice cream will be furnished free. and Mrs. Arden Newsom. Mr. and Sunday. August 18. All former res- at the H. R. Sherwood home. Mr. Mr. Bentley has been replaced by No wage schedule was drawn for Eastern Oregon college summer All former South and North Dak Mrs. J. E. Reeder and Mr. and Mrs. idents of South Dakota are in- Clemont and Mrs. Sherwood are M. A. Gilliam of Baker, who will <arpenter'a helpers and other leaa vited to attend. I cousins. be assisted by Hal Yarbrough. skilled men. ota residents are invited to attend. George Cleaver. school for two rn m Certificates o f Award are Given Nyssa Defeats Caldwell N ine Calves W ill Be Given A t Dairy Breeders T o Form Group Avoset T o Give A w av Good C a lf W a ter Users T o Talk T o Bureau m county "White