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jääSSfa '- '- r r - r - i- r - r r~ r ÿ jÊ S S a * ^ • « i c The NYSSA vòmime xxxxì — JOURNAL m ~‘42 M Y SSA. OREGON, TH U RSD AY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946 PllD Proposal Snowed Under in Malheur Co.; Coodell Wins as Commissioner Over Good Armistice Day Program to Be Given in Nyssa Veterans Banquet And Public Program Are Planned The annual Armistice day Vote On Basic School Bill NU-ACRES YOUTHS In Malheur County HURT IN ACCIDENT Close Whether cel ebration In Nyssa will be featured by a banquet and guests and for ex-servicemen a public program the evening of November 11. A dinner auxiliary of given by Che the American ladies will be served In the high school home economics room at 6:30 tor Legionalres and prospective youngsters who participated in the L. D. S. prim ary festival and operetta held in the school gymnas um last week are shown in the picture. Legion mem TWO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL ARE RE-ELECTED; TWO VETERANS SELECTED Two members of the city council Che dinner the group R. G. Whitaker and George Sallee, were re-elected in the city election will parade through Che business held Tuesday. section. They will return to the Fred W . Bracken and Lloyd A. gymnasium, where a public pro Wilson, sponsored by local ex-ser- gram will be opened at 8:30. vicemen, were elected to take the Rev. H. J. G em hardt of the Methodist church will deliver the Elden J. Yergenren principal address, speaking on the Joe L. Sutherland subject of "W h at Price Freedom?". Ira C. Sage Musical numbers will include R. G. Whitaker selections by the high school band Fred W . Bracken and several numbers by soloists Lloyd A. Wilson Epence Gaue is chairman of the George Sallee arrangements committee. Bernard Frost bers and their Wives. Following places of Bernard Frost and G rant Rinehart. Frost was defeated re-election, but Rinehart for was not a candidate. Tabulation follows 1 54 44 35 63 62 6? 72 53 2 50 42 38 50 65 61 56 46 of the count is as T o 'a l 177 163 125 198 214 221 204 177 3 73 77 52 85 87 100 76 78 Bulldogs Beat Emmett Huskies By 7 to 6 Score Game Is Called When Lights On New Field Go Out The Nyssa their 1946 Bulldogs football completed season in a maze of darkness when the lights on the new "lighted" field at Em mett went out last Friday night. The two teams had just started A W ilder Man is Killed in Crash Clyde Allen Huckabee, 30. of Wilder, died Monday evening im mediately after his arrival at the Holy Rosary hospital In Ontario, where he was taken after the mot orbike he was riding and an auto mobile collided near Adrian. Mr. Huckabee was born March 15, 1916 in Marshall, Arkansas. He Is survived by his widow, Mildred; a son, Dale Allen, five; a datigh- ter, Betty i «rraine, three; his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W illie Huck abee of Marshall; three brothers, Claude and Bill of W ilder and J. W . of Oakland, California, and three sisters, M ary Kyle of Wilder, Ruby Morton of Marshall anl WU1- oden Stills of Harriett, Arkansas The body was taken to the Peck- ham -Dakan mortuary at Caldwell. SISTER OF MRS. MITCHELL PASSES Mrs. Dale Donnelly of Council, Idaho, sister of Mrs. George Mitch ell of Nyssa, suffered a paralytic stroke October 31 and died Novem ber 1. Funeral services were held In Council, with burial at Caldwell November 6. Mrs. Donnelly Is sur vived by her husband and one son. Dorsey Donnelly of Caldwell, and three sisters, Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Doris Koontz of Boise and Mrs. Charles Ross of Council. Mrs. Mitchell left last Thurs day to be with her sister. Mr. M it chell went to Caldwell Wednesday to attend the funeral and was ac companied home by Mrs. Mitchell. M • * y the second leading Burglary Count Five Nyssa residents, three boys and two girls, were taken Plans Program The Adrian American Legion will into hold an Armistice day program shorted out called with 6, when and the because automobile guy quarter, 7 to was of the Nyssa lights game was darkness. An backed against a wire and started one of the custody last Thursday night follow Sunday afternoon, November 10, at poles to swaying, causing a short. ing 2:30 The the burglary of the Idaho o'clock in the Adrian high partial contest could not be school auditorium. Those in charge counted as a game. The Huskies took the kick-olf Four of the youngsters, 16 and 17 and taking part in the services are and immedlallely fumbled and years old, were releastd. but one of hoping for a good attendance. Nyssa recovered. However, the Bull the boys was taken to Parm a lor The order of services will be as dogs were penalized on the play arraignment. The youth, Whose follows: Posting of colors, Pledge live jards and Emmett drove to name Is withheld because of his of Allegiance to the American Flag, the goal li.o, but failed to convert age, was released on ball and his led by the Boy Scouts and G irl the extra point. Emmett kicked and Nyssa was hearing was set for November 23. S c o u t s ; selections, Adrian high down on its own 15 yard line. The youths, or at least one of school band, Sempre Fidelis by From there the Bulldogs drove them, is alleged to have broken j Sousa, and Victory Overture by down the field for a touchdown. the front window of the liquor Paul Yoder; Invocation, chaplain Bellon scored and G. Iseri made store and to have crawled through of Veterans of Foreign Wars, hymn, thè extra point. 'Nyssa then kicked off to the the hole into the building. A "America", all singing; selections, ! Adrian high school girls' glee club, Huskies, who were held for four Parm a officer watched the youths without any gain. The “Hymn To A Hero” by W arin g and downs carry $200 or $300 worth of liquor | "In Solemn Silence" Ippolltof-Iv- Huskies were thus forced to punt from the store and place it In anof-W llhousky; Scripture reading and D. Iseri downed the ball on their car and secured their des and prayer, G . H. Salter; solo, the Emmett 20. Just after Nyssa criptions and the license number ' American Prayer", Stillman, Stock had been penalizezd 15 yards the of the automobile. Nyssa officers and Rose, by Mrs. R. J. W eather- lights went out. Not counting the Emmett game, were notified and they found part spoon; Armistice day message, of the loot in another automobile, “W h at W ill W e Do W ith O ur Free Nyssa won three and lost three where it had been placed by the dom?”. Reverend Henry E. Moore; games during the season. The Nyssa lineup for the Emmett alleged burglars, but were unable ' solo, "G od Bless America”, Mrs. as follows. Toombs, to locate the right car. The youths, R. J. Weatherspoon; retiring colors, game was center; Orr and Kayano, guards; supposedly considering the escapade national anthem, all singing. a Hallowe'en prank again crossed and Lowe, tackles; Miss Betty Jean Toomb will be Christensen Snake river on the Nyssa bridge accompanist, Mrs. E. M. Richey, Iseri and Awderson, ends; Bellon, Iseri and Herren and When they did so were taken song leader, and Donald Hatch, quarterback; into custody by the Idaho officers. bugler. halfbacks, and Wilder, fullback. state liquor store at Parma. ST. PAUL’S TO HOLD ANNUAL GATHERING The annual parish meeting of St. Paul's Episcopal church of Nyssa will be held in the parish hall "November 13 at 8 p .m. Rev. C. L. Callahan, who has been pastor of the church for the last year, said "It is now time for Individuals will have a good op an accounting to be made of my portunity to buy same excellent stewardship and those who labor beef for their lockers next Tues with me, giving all Information day, November 12, when eight headi pertaining to the activities of the fat 4-H beef calves will be sold at past year and formulating the the auction sale in Ontario, ac plan for the church life and op cording to E. M. Hauser, county eration for the year 1947". chib agent. A potluck supper will be served These steers have been on feed after the meeting. for nearly 10 months and most of them are In excellent shape and will grade choice. They are calves that were fed out to show at the Pacific International Livestock Ex position, but for various reasons were unable to be taken to the Mrs. Joe Maughan. American show at Portland. Legion auxiliary chairman in the "T he Ontario Livestock commis Oregon chest drive in Nyssa, re sion company is cooperating In ported this week that the response helping the 4-H club members sell to the campaign for funds has these animals, and urges all inter been satisfactory, but that more ested persons to put in a bid on money Is needed for this comm same of this choice beef. Tw o or unity to reach Its goal. three individuals might go together The campaign, which was started to buy one of these animals to put October 3, will be concluded Nov in their cold storage lockers”, H au ember 30. ser said. “An animal bought at 23 The money derived from the or 24 cents per pound on the hoof Oregon chest drive Is used mostly would cast approximately 45 cents in child welfare. for the meat in the locker, and tne quality of the meat would be much Returns Home— better than that usually available. Mrs. W. F. Flndllng and Mrs. These 4 -H calves will be sold Bernard Frost returned to Nyssa about 4 p m. Tuesday. I f unable to last Wednesday. Mrs. Flndllng vis her sister, Mrs. standley be present at the sale. Interested ited buyers may phone in their bids a- Brown at Blaekfoot. Idaho and an head of the auction to Ellis White, other sister. Mrs Bessie Brown, at manager o f the commission com Twin Falls. Idaho. Mrs. Frost was pany. or may have a local slaugh Called to Twin Falls because the terer bid on an animal 1 serious Ulne s ol her father. 4-H FAT BEEVES W ILL BE SOLD AT ONTARIO AUCTION MORE CASH NEEDED FOR OREGON CHEST After the program in the audi torium, service for the dedication of the war veterans memorial will be held outside as follows: Intro duction by commander of American Legion; message, “The Price ol F r e e d o m , Reverend Everett M. Richey; prayer, chaplain of Ameri can Legion; dedication of monu ment by commander of American Legion, silent prayer, and taps . INTER-CLASS HOOP TOURNEY STARTED An inter-class basketball tourn ament was started at the Nyssa high school Wednesday night and will be continued tonight and F ri day night. Teams representing the four classes will play a regular series of tournament games. The regular basketball tourn- of the Nyssa Bulldogs will be start ed Tuesday, November 12. Three Boys Return from Services— Three servicemen returned home last week after spending several years In the U. S. service. They are Austin Montague, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Montague, and Jay Bunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. E r nest Bunn, who were In Japan, and Melvin Fiek. son of Mr. and Mrs. Parley Fiek. who was in the U. S. marines Visits at Idaho— Frank Hall spent the week-end visiting at the home of his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. W orth Montomery, at Olenns Ferry. Idaho. Resigns Position— Jesse Rigney resigned as gate tender at the Owyhee dam last week after serving in that capacity for over five years. M r Rigney has accepted a position with the A m al gamated Sugar company. LOCAL LIBRARIES TO OBSERVE WEEK Malheur county Myron Osborn, son of Mr. and would Mrs. J. R. Osborn, and Orval Wood, Vote On Two County Measures Running V eiy (Hose W ith returns from 24 of the approve the state measure to create son of Mr. and Mrs. W ill Wood, county’s 33 precincts recorded the a basic school support fund was were injured in an automobile acc proposed Malheur county people's utility district was certain of de still in doubt Wednesday evening ident last Thursday evening a. they were returning to their homes feat and A. P. Goodell of Nyssa with returns from 23 precincts out in the Nu-Acres area from a was assured of election to the of the county's 33 precincts tabu- dance at New Plymouth. The acc office of county commissioner over ident is said to have been caused G. C. Good of Ontario in the only .ated. county contest in the election held The count at 5 p. m. was 1042 by poor visibility resulting from in Malheur county Tuesday. fog. yes and 1007 no. Goodell was leading 1725 to 1047 The boys, who are 17 years old. On the national and state can with returns from a few small didates Malheur county voted as were taken to the H îly Rosary follows: For representative from hospital at Ontario. Wood was precincts and one Ontario and one Nyssa precinct missing When the second congressional district, dismissed with only slight Injur Stockman 1925 and Townsend 890, ies. Osborn Is suffering from a the county court house at V ale was closed Wednesday evening. for governor, Snell 2045 and Don- fracture of the jaw and concuss W ith returns from 14 of the 25 augh 699; for secretary of state ion. precincts in which the P U D pro Robert S. Farrell, Jr. 2170 and D a v posal was voted on, the count id C. Epps 667; and for commiss showed the proposition defeated by ioner of the bureau of labor, W . 1363 to 519. The P U D proposal was E. Kimsey 1588 and Ralph W "snowed under' in Nyssa by a Peoples 1055. vote of approximately 76 to 283. The vote on the other measures The vote in precinct 1 was 20 to in the county was as follows: Suc 84 and In precinct 2 it was 23 to cession to governor’s office, 1098 72. The counting board in precinct yes and 427 no; ..rmorles measure, The recommendations of the 3, Nyssa, failed to post its state 485 yes and 1182 no; rural school League of Oregon Oitles to the ment of election as Is customary, districts, 911 yes and 1048 no; Oregon tax s tu d y commission with ¡so that an exact unofficial count Chianmen real estate, 842 yes and references to municipal revenues, here Is not available. However, the 1178 no; legislative bills, 809 yes and 927 no; increase In number c»Uing for a change in the tax- P U D count is estimated at about of "senators, '667 yes a n d ’ 1206 no; I a“ " " the state, were 33 to 127 In that precinct. The vote hoi i , ii 7 nnH «06 nr. ! discussed by R. G. Whitaker, chair- on the measures In that precinct flshlng bill, 1167 ves and 695 no, and old age pension bill, 542 yes man of the Nyssa city council, at were not available at all, but the a meeting o f the Nyssa chamber returns on candidates were phoned and 1608 no. of commerce In the Doll House to Vale late Tuesday night and are Wednesday noon. I included in the 24 precinct totals. If cities are to avoid another Adrian rejected the P U D pro- period of financial ohoas like that Posal by a vote of 142 to 35. experienced during the depression! W ith returns from 23 precincts years, the traditional' property tax on the measures, the county pro must be supplemented by additional posal to authorize a special tax Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas revenues", the report said. Increas levy for the general road fund' Brewer, resident of the Owyhee ing prices and population and long- was losing by a vote of 994 to 1013. community, were held Tuesday. deferred maintenances and con The measure to authorize a spec November 5 In the Assembly o f 1 struction have combined to create a ial levy for weed control was carry God ohuroh in Ontario with Rev. critical situation in the city fin ing 1025 to 952. In 24 preoincts. Martin P. G a ll D. G. Lewis of W ilder officiating. ancing. Interment was in the Rosedale Additional revenues must come agher of Ontario, candidate for from new sources: New local taxes, ¡state representative, received 2187 Memorial cemetery in Paytette. changes whicii votes; Charles Swan of Vale, can- Clyda Moore, who died in On fees and service tario November 2, was 'born in Col cities have legal authority to im-1 dtdate for district attorney, 2435 umbus, Kansas December 7, 1884 | pose and allocations from state votes, and R. A. Tacke of Ontario, for coroner, received and was married there to Thomas revenues which are closely related1 candidate Homer Brewer December 6, 1903. to city services. Both of these 2365 votes. All three of the men The couple moved to Ontario in sources are providing some city |were unopposed. 1928 and later to the Owyhee com revenue at the present time, but I ---------------------------- munity, where Mrs. Brewer lived not enough to meet current re- until her death. She was a member qulrements. In addition the follow- C T r t p r |C O P P I M i T l of the Ontario Assembly of God ing recommendations are made „ v j r r , n C D D C T U church. with reference to matters under *5 * I t U D E .K K L ln Besides her husband, Mrs. Brew state control: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Berreth an- er is survived by 10 sons and That county assessors be re daughters, Roy C. Brewer, Mrs. quirer to re-assess all real property, nounced that they have opened Eunice Barker, Mrs. Evalena Penn every two years, that 15 per cent ^ le Nyssa Auto Parts store in the and Woodrow W . Brewer of O ntar of the state highway revenues be former Abbott building at First io, Mrs. Maudrean Evans of Parma, allocated to the cities and be appll- , and Main streets. Hugh Smith Is the manager, with Mrs. Naomi Westfall o f Seneca, ed to the street and traffic main and Mrs. Mildred Williams, Mrs. tenances costs, that 10 per cent Harry Erlebach as assistant. The outside of the building has W ilm a Tallm an and Homer and of the gross revenues of the Ore Donald Brewer of Nyssa; 19 grand gon liquor commission be allocated been painted white, with black children; two brothers, Ira Moore to the cities, that the state of Ore lettering on the signs. The interior of Coffeyville, Kansas and Isaac gon repeal Its tax on various types of the structure has been com Moore of Hallowell, Kansas, and of amusement devices and reserve pletely remodeled. The counter and two sisters, Mrs. Laurena Preison this field fo r the cities, and that •trim are In knotty pine, with the of Miami, Oklahoma and May the state of Oregon adopt a system shelving painted In a very light Townsend of Wendall, Idaho. of .^ran ts-ln -aid for the smaller green. R. K. Loewen of Nyssa was the communities of the state which have experienced abnormal popula contractor in charge o f the re tion growth during the past live modeling. City Problems Are Discussed By R. Whitaker Mrs Brewer o f Owyhee Passes NYSSA AUTO PARTS Book week, November 10-16, will be celebrated by the libraries of the county with the usual display of new books. The Nyssa public library will have new children’s books for the Informal observance of National week and the county library will Education week, November 10 to have a display In the window of 16, will be held by the Nyssa the Idaho Power company office, schools. showing among other new books, School officials have Issued an the prize books of the year. These invitation to parents and other books will later be available at the interested persons to visit the Nyssa library. This year Is the schools. However, no special pro Kate Greenaway and Randolph grams will be held. Caldecott centenary, both having been bom in 1846 and whose il lustrations continue to delight the children of today. The Caldecott prize, which is named in honor of the illustrator, goes this year to Rev. S. C. Siefkes of Portland, Maud and Miska Petersham for president of the northwestern dis their illustrations for ‘The Rooster trict of the American Lutheran Crows”. The Newbery prize was church, was In Nyssa Wednesday awarded to Lois Lenski for her to help lay plans for the organi Florida story "Strawberry Girl", zation of a Lutheran church in There will be similar exhibits In Nyssa. Ontario and Vale and an open A good-sized group decided at house will be held at the county a meeting held in the Episcopal library in Ontario Wednesday eve parish hall Wednesday night to ning. November 13, to which all perfect plans for the organization. adults interested in children's books The congregation will be estab are invited. Out-of-tow n children1 lished as soon as a pastor Is avail are also Invited. The book display1 able. at the county library will rem ain1 on exhibit during Book week and Visits Here— the week following. George Holzheur of W orthing ton, Minnesota returned last week Visits Here— to his home after a two-weeks Mrs. Arthur Cook of Baker Is visit with his daughter. Mrs. David visiting In Nyssa this week. Mr. Beers, and family. Bln route to Nys- Cook, former Nyasa police officer, sa he visited another daughter at will come to Nyssa this week-end Seattle. EDUCATION WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED LUTHERANS PLAN TO FORM CHURCH years or which experience such growth in the future". In connection with city financ ing, Mr. Whitaker said that offic ials of Nyssa have a long range program In mind for the develop ment of Nyssa, but he pointed out some of the difficulties that the city faces in development of such a program. An adequate water system would cost around $200.000 and the assess ed valuation of the city Is only $630.000 so that it is Impossible to do work In total under present laws. The storm sewer, curb and gutter program will cost approx imately $160,000, so that with limit ed finances the city will be re quired to do the work over a period of years. E. M. Hauser, county club agent, discussed briefly the 4-H program In the county and asked the cham ber to_ sponsor two scholarships to the summer school to be held in Corvallis in 1947 As it has done in past years, the chamber voted to sponsor the two scholarships. Ted Berreth. who has opened the Nyssa Auto Parts store, ex pressed satisfaction that he had decided to enter the business field In Nyssa and pledged his support o f any program designed to help the city. Guests Near Here— Week-end guests at the Vest farm were M r and Mrs. E3ils C. Go to Baker— Executive Board To Meet— Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Gem hardt The executive board of the P. Thayer of Portland and Mr. and made a trip to Baker Tuesday, No- I T. A will meet Thursday evening, Mrs. Harrison Weeber of San Fran vember 5 to attend to district w o rk ! November 14 at 8 o’clock at the cisco, Mr Weeber is a brother of Mrs. Robert and Orover Vest. for the Methodist church. home of Mrs. Ed. Frost. LIONS WILL STAGE FOOTBALL BANQUET The annual football banquet sponsored by the Nyssa Lions club in honor of the high school football team will be held in the home ec onomics room of the high school building Friday, November 15. Dinner will be served at 7 p m. by the home economics department of the high school. A program, which has not yet been arranged will be presented. To Give Benefit— The Royal Neighbors will give a benefit pinochle November 19 at 8 p. m. the I.O.O.F hall. The pub lic is invited to attend. Return to Nyssa— Mr. and Mrs Jess Thompson of Baker were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boydell Monday eve ning and Tuesday. They recently moved to Baker from Nyssa. Three Kill E l k - Carl, Walter and Roy Cook of Baker each killed a six-point elk in the Whitney section last week. Roy Cook Is a former Nyssa resi dent. The* men are brothers of Arthur Cook, formerly of Nyssa. R eturns with f a r — H. O. Hopkins has returned home from Portland with a new Hudson automobile. He said the highway over the Blue mountains between Pendleton and LaOrande was a glare of ice.
