Nyssa gate city journal., September 23, 1948, Image 1

%
7»eNYSSA GÄÜ
VOLUME XXXXI1I NO. 37
More Signs For
Regulation Of
Traffic Urged
JOURNAL
NYSSA, OKEGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1948
PORTLAND BUSINESS
GROUP WILL VISIT
NYSSA IN OCTOBER
343 NYSSA YOUNG
MEN REGISTER FOR
SELECTIVE SERVICE
A group of officials representing
the commerciali financial and in­
dustrial interest of Portland will
visit Nyssa the evening of Tuesday,
October 19, according to informat­
ion received Wednesday from E. N.
Sugar Factory
Operations Are
Begun In Nyssa
Three hundred and forty-three
young men between the ages of 18
and 25 registered for the draft in
Careless Bicycle Riding
j Nyssa during the registration per­ Machines Digging Large
Discussed By Safety
iod which ended last Saturday, ac­
Percentage Of Beets
cording to Charles Marshall, of
' Council
In District
Nyssa. a member of the board’.
The Nyssa public safety council
Harvesting of beets was started
Something over 1400 men were
voted at a meeting held Fnday J i u » d T p ' a r t ^ e n ^ o / ^ h e
registered in the county by regis­ Monday and operation of the Nyssa
mgnt to recommend to the proper I Portland chamber. The visitors will
trars at tflyssa, Ontario, Vale and factory of the Amalgamated Sugar
authorities that immediate action arrive here at 4:20 and will leave
Jordan Valley.
be taken in respect to the erection at 9 p. m.
The board was scheduled to meet -ompany was started Tuesday of
of additional traffic regulation
Preliminary arrangements were
in Ontario this morning to classi­ this week on a limited scale. Sugar
signs and the passible routing of made Wednesday at a Nyssa cham­
fy some of the men. probably 30. -ompany officials hope that full-
at least some of the beet trucks ber of commerce luncheon to serve
No date has been set for the first scale operations will be underway
off of Main street.
a dinner in honor of the group.
draft, but Mr. Marshall anticipates by the end of the week.
Chief of Police Orville Maze and The Nyssa territory and its future
that the local board will receive
other parties responsible for the needs will be discussed at the din­
a call in October to draft a few I A conriderabie quantity of beets,
supervision of the local school ner.
pernaps two thirds of them, will be
men in November.
patrol were commended upon the
dug this year with mechanical har­
vesters.
work they have been doing thus
far this year with the patrols.
Fifty-six thousand acres of beets,
The council voted to sponsor a
he second largest acreage In the
safety essay contest this school
history of the Nyssa-Nampa dis­
year, assuming approval of the
trict, are expected to be harvest­
ed for the factory campaign, which
school superintendent and the a-
will extend over a periad of from
vailability of sufficient funds for
prizes.
165 to 170 days. Piling of beets
will
not be started until cool
The problem of careless bicycle
Jacob D. Allen of the national
weather arrives, probably during
riding in Nyssa was discussed by Campaign Discussed At
affairs
committee
of
the
United
“V
the members, who recommended to
States chamber of commerce told he first part of October, so that
Luncheon: P-I Exhibit
Ite r i
the city council and the police
70 members of the Associated beets will be processed as fast as
they are harvested until the stor­
force that city ordinances cover­
Reviewed
H
Chambers of Commerce of South- ing operations are begun.
ing bicycle riding be brought to
Fred Mass, general manager of
i western Idaho and Eastern Oregon
The beets are of good quality,
the attention of the youngsters of the Idaho Canning company told
' at a dinner meeting in the Wash­ said R. O. Larson of Nyssa. district
the community and that the laws members of the Nyssa chamber of
ington hotel in Weiser Monday manager of the company, who ex­
be enforced.
commerce at a noon luncheon
night that “If we are to have m a­ pects "a perfectly normal year.”
The safety secretary was in­ Wednesday that the company is
«■3#F
jority rule to perpetuate our free
structed to write the national safe- highly pleased with its second year
institutions we must stick to a two-
council in regard to obtaining of operation in the Nyssa area.
party system. I don’t believe in a
safety lapel buttons, emblems and The company concluded a four-
three party system, a 10-party
stickers or tags for automobiles in weeks campaign September 10.
system or a 21-party system."
an effort to raise funds through
Mr. Moss said “This year we had
The
speaker
quoted
George
the sale of these items for the a very nice campaign, which prov­
Washington, who said public op­
safety organization.
ed our new operation is very ef-
inion must be enlightened.
I f l
F. F. A. scholarships awarded by
The council voted to meet the I ficient. We feel good about the
"Is it right for us to split into
second Friday of each month. It type and quality of corn we raise
groups and say to our senators the Malheur County fair board
also voted to erect white crosses ! here. This territory so far as prov-
and congressmen ’you vote as we were announced this week.
The awards were made as fel­
at the site of all fatal accidents en is hardly touched.
There is
tell you or else’? As those things
in the vicinity of Nyssa, providing 1 room for sugar beets, com and
are developing with every passing lows:
"’ithority is received from the state other diversified crops. It is de-
Sugar beets—Alvin Pecka of
A ,
SO hour and every passing year it is
ghway depaartment.
[sirable not to have all of your
high time for business men, farm­ Nyssa. first, Leo Balter of Adrian,
The Nyssa Lions club was re- eggs in one basket. We think our
ers, industrialists and other pro­ second, and Bid Hall of Adrian,
ported to have donated $25 to the crops should be rotated. We have
ductive workers who are helping third.
safety association. Harold Henig- different kinds of soil that we are
to build America to say we are Livestock project—Deake Hunter
son has been appointed to repre- 1 cataloging and we don’t think you
The above picture was taken at against the side of a I’nion Faeific ground and her husband near the going to stand for what we believe of Nyssa, Bill Ray of Adrian and
sent the Nyssa Parent-Teacher as- can get the best results from your the scene of the accident in which railroad engine on the llomedale uitomobile behind Dr. K. E. Kerby Its right and express ourselves to Nell Kincaid of Ontario.
Corn—Jess Asumendl of Adrian,
sociation on the safety council.
land in less than five or six years. an automobile occupied by Mr. and branch last Friday evening. Mrs. of Nyssa, who is standing close-to try to help develop an enlighten
The Fehlman-S t o r e y accident ¡The possibility of raising com, Mrs. Bill Hadley of Nyssa crashed Hadley, is shown lying in the forc- a rear wheel of the overturned car. ed public opinion at the grass Rudy Marostlca of Nyssa and Bert
Lambert of Ontario.
ai-d the Bill Hadley .accident wcic sugar beets and humous crops
roots."
Bhowtuanahip—Wayne Kerr of
discussed.
¡makes this a very firm area from
However, Mr. AHen criticised the
TROPHY PRESENTED
The Nyssa public safety council the standpoint of the farmers raa-
so-called pressure group, which he Ontario, Kenneth Romans at Vale
has been accepted into membership king money.”
classed as different from what he and George Ferguson of Vale.
TO JERSEY CLUB
F. F. A. judging contest*—High
in the national safety council.
The Nyssa plant was not operat-
had in mind in the development
teams: Nyssa first and Ontario
ted as much as last year, but about
of enlightened public opinion.
The Malheur County Jersey club
the same amount of corn was
“This is a time when the whole second.
High teams in each classing of
William C. Walker of Vale was met in the high school building
processed. The capacity of the
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hadley of world has gone more or less socia­
in
Nyssa
Tuesday
night.
Nyssa factory, considered one of acquitted of a change of second de­
Nyssa, who were seriously Injured listic. Here, alone in tigs country judging—dairy, swine and beef,
President
Rosel
Hunter
reported
Nyssa first, sheep and fat sheep.
the most modem in the United gree murder by a jury in circuit
last Friday evening about 7 o’clock does there remain a semblance of Ontario first and fat swine, Adrian
States, is much higher than that court in Vale Wednesday night in on a trip to the state picnic held
free representative government, a
at
Independence
in
July
and
pres­
j
when
their
automobile
crashqgi
a-
of the older Idaho Canning com­ connection with the slaying of J.
completely free competitive order. first.
First and second man in each
pany plant at Payette.
C. Pirkle, a friend of the defend­ ented to the club a trophy that | gainst a railroad engine on the The national chamber of com­
By Dennis W. Patch
was
given
by
L.
A.
Hulbert,
prom­
ant.
Homedale branch at the Dale Gar­ merce has suggested that local class—breeding swine, Irvin Bush
During the campaign, the com­
The initial week’s play of Snake
inent
breeder
at
Independence.
The
of
Nyssa and Bert Lambert on On­
rison corner southwest of Nyssa
During the eight days of the trial,
River Valley football saw four of pany employed 165 persons with
trophy is given each year to the were reported Wednesday to be re­ chambers of commerce and other tario; dairy, Alvin Pecka and Ricks
civic groups set up public affairs
the six conference teams in action a payroll of $45,000. Practically all Judge M. A. Biggs, on motion of
against non-conference opponents. of the workers are local residents, the defense, allowed the charge I ?°uniy »ntanizatlon that conducts covering satisfactorily in the Nyssa committees. There are now more Gale of Adrian; breeding sheep,
ist Walker
he rerineert
J L . the . ^
dairy
Nursing home.
Walker to
to be
reduced f from
_ sPrln«
,
, show
.
,
than 2500 of them, representing Allen Uhiman of Ontario and Ray­
Ontario, Nyssa, Payette and Vale who were more efficient in the against
degree to second degree mur-
James Peterson showed colored
Mrs. Hadley is suffering from 50,000 people. We have given these mond Goodell of Ontario; beef,
each rung up victories in Septem­ plant this year because of the ex­ 4 first
er
pictures that he took at the spring concussion, a bad scalp wound and
committees three words, informat­ Deane Hunter of Nyssa and Ricks
ber 17 games. Teams from Em­ perience they gained last year. Mr.
Oale; fat swine, Louis Hoke of
a collar bone fracture. Her hus­ ion, education and action,”
District Attorney Charles W. -show-
mett and Weiser each open their Moss urged the chamber of com­
band has a broken nose and lac­
The national chamber is dis­ Adrian and Charles Chapin of
grid season against conference op­ merce to help find a permanent Swan declared in his closing argu­
erations.
solution to the need for labor in ment that Walker was guilty “be­
seminating the information and the Adrian; fat sheep, Allen Uhiman
ponents this week-end.
and Lewellyn Robbins of Nyssa,
yond a doubt” of murder in the
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley were en
Continued on Fag* Three
Friday, September 17 game re­ this community.
and high men in contest—Lewellyn
"Nyssa is going to be the pilot second degree.
route to Nyssa to attend a picture
sults were: Vale, 15 and Burns, 0;
RObbins. first, Allen Uhiman. sec­
show after visiting at the home of
However, Max Taggart, one of
Ontario, 7 and Union, 6; Payette, city In the valley”, said Mr. Moss.
ond. Albert Pecka third and Bert
her parents. The car, which was
18 and New Plymouth, 0: Nyssa, “It has to grow because of the the defense attorney, stated that
Lambert, fourth.
badly damaiged, crashed against th£
6, and Parma, 0; and Fruitland, development of the rural areas. It the facts “only show that a killing
The blue premium ribbon won side of the engine at the position
The fair board gives priaes of
will grow beyond Ontario and Pay­ occurred”, and did not prove that
6 and Kuna, 0.
$16, $12 and $8 for first, second
Walker committed the murder. by the Oregon Trail «Grange at of the fourth driver wheel. The
The Vale Vikings, 1947 S. R. V. ette”.
and third place winner* in the
Gordon Capps of Ontario, man­ Taggart added that “The death of the Malheur county fair for its accident occurred on the south
champions, served notice on other
outstanding booth was displayed at
More than 25 persons were arr­ best sugar beet project, the best
conference members that they ex­ ager of radio station KSRV, said Pirkle Just happened under cir­ the regular meeting of the organ­ crossing of the two-crossing corner.
A polo pony belonging to John ested by state and city police off­ livestock project, the best corn
pect to repeat or better last year’s he has drafted a schedule of 10 cumstances so unusual that Bill ization Tuesday night.
project and the highest showman­
grid record. The big Viking team Nyssa basketball games that could Walker couldn't cope with them.” Coral Hunting, sales slip chair­ Stricter of Nyssa was killed last icers on charges of violating traff­ ship score.
E. Otis Smith of Ontario, Who
week-end when it was struck by ic laws in the Nyssa section be­
rolled to an easy 15-0 victory over be broadcast during the winter.
man, asked the members to turn a car occupied by Bill Coonts and tween September 1 and 20, accord­
a veteran team from Bums. The Five would be home games and was appointed by the court along in their sales slips soon.
Jerry Gorrel of Nyssa. The animal ing to Information secured this SCHOOLMASTERS
Vale grid men scored two touch - five out of towm. The chamber of with Taggart to defend Walker,
Harlan Diven and Frank Sher­
dowms In the second quarter and commerce Is considering buying delivered the second half of the wood gave a report on the Pomona was reported to have been valued week.
OF VALLEY MEET
at $900.
Eighteen persons were hailed in­
added a safety In the final frame time on the radio for broadcasting defense’s argument.
Taking of testimony in the case Grange meeting recently held at
to Judge Don Graham's Justice
for 15 points, but their superior­ the contests.
court for traffic law violations from Sixty members of the Snake River
Mrs. Charley Grider of Nyssa, was concluded Tuesday and before Willow creek.
COW TESTER FOR
ity over the visitors from Harney
associations
met
A discussion was held on bill No.
September 1 to 20 and eight were Schoolmasters
County was even more marked who will be in charge of the Mal­ the opening of the closing argu­
Monday evening in the Nyssa high
COUNTY
SELECTED
99,
public
power
legislation,
that
ments
Wednesday
defense
attorn­
cited
to
appear
in
police
court
heur
county
booth
at
the
Pacific
than Indicated by the score.
between September 2 and 11. Fines school building for the September
The Nyssa Bulldogs edged the International Livestock exposition eys asked for a directed verdict of will be voted on in November. The
Marion Lilly, formerly of Ncw- of $162.50 were assessed in city meetlng.The group gathered at 7
acquittal.
That
motion
and
a
Grange
took
no
action,
pending
next
month,
asked
the
chamber
of
Parma Panthers 6-0 in a game de­
berg, Oregon, was named testing court with $25 being suspended. o’clock for a chicken dinner served
receipt of more information.
cided in the final minute of play. commerce to furnish pamphlets ad­ motion asking that the charge be
u per visor of the Malheur County Fines totaling $365 were assessed by Mrs. Charles Steffens and her
reduced
to
manslaughter
were
de­
A
Booster
night
program
will
be
vertising
Nyssa
at
the
exposition.
The Bulldogs were pushed to the
home economics class. Following
! Dairy Herd Improvement aasicla- »» Justice court.
given
at
the
next
meeting.
Mem­
nied
by
Judge
Biggs.
The
charge
She
said
Nyssa
has
not
had
any
limit to stave off a last half scor­
j tion at a meeting of the board of Tubursio Barrera was fined $25 the dinner, Orant Rinehart was
ing drive by Parma, that carried publicity at the exposition altho­ was reduced from first degree bers are asked to invite their directors in the county agent's
guest speaker, discussing income
the Panthers 90 yards to the Bull­ ugh “the Nyssa farmirt? community murder because the court held that friends to the potluck dinner and office Monday. Lilly will replace in police court on a charge of tax problems
dogs 6 yard line. The Bulldog line is the farming center of Malheur the state had not proved premedi­ program, which will be arranged Clifford Cox. who resigned to give speeding and $7.50 for having no
Robert McConnha. principal of
tation on the part of the slayer.
by the lecturer, Mrs. Frank Parr.
driver's license. Gilbert E. Roff
finally held for downs and took county”.
Earlier in the trial Walker testi-
Mr. and Mrs. George Cleaver, Mr. full time to his farming operations j aIMj Walter Lee Reeves were fined the Ontario high school, was elect­
Mrs. Grider said plans for the
over on their own 6 yard line. On
ed president of the schoolmasters'
on OregAn slope.
i gyo each on a charge of reck’.
the first play Bob Wilder, Bulldog booth “are well set up for this fled that Pirkle was killed when and Mrs. Delbert Cleaver and
organization.
James
Atterbury.
Fred Burgess, president of the
half, found a hole over tackle and vear". but asked that the chamber the two men and Pirkle's wife scut- Frank Sherwood served refresh- association, said there are 40 dairy driving Half of Reeves’ fine was treasurer.Homer Dixon, principal of
suspended by Judge Felton Dun­
exploded into the open to run all assist next year. Mrs. Grider stated fled over a gun the evening of July ments.
herds now enrolled in the testing can. Four persons were fined $7.50 the Payette high school was elect­
-------------------------
the way for a big six points. The that visitors at the exposition 24, after Pirkle was alleged to have
work. He - said Lilly would start each for failing to stop at a sign. ed on the board of control, suc­
conversion attempt failed. Up until are very much impressed with threatened to kill his wife and FEDERATION WILL
ceeding Henry Hartley, who re­
on his new appointment Immed­ One case was dismissed.
the touchdown run by Wilder, the Malheur county agriculture. She Walker. The defendant told the
GATHER AT BEND iately.
Tn Justice court Bob Wilson of tires from the board. Other board
Parma line had made things very showed a trophy awarded to the Jury that Mrs. Pirkle threw her |
Speakers stated at the meeting Nyssa rural route was fined $100 members are Kenneth Carberry.
difficult for the Nyssa offense. Malher County Jersey club for husband's body into an Owyheej
Emmett
Tile Oregon Faim Bureau fed­ that some time had been lost tn and John William Adams of Nyssa | superintendent of the
Sparked by Ferguson. 190-pound this year for its outstanding spring syphon in Cow hollow.
eration will hold it’s annual con­ filling the vacancy created when was fined »134 50 on a charge of ¡school system, and Dennis Patch
Panther guard, the Parma line gave show. The trophy, which will be
vention at Bend November 9. 10, 11, Cox resigned, but members ex­ reckless driving. Four were fined of Nyssa
no Nvssa backs any liberties. The placed on display in the window ADRIAN GAME TO
Sectional meetings followed the
ar.d 12 announced W. Lowell Steen pressed belief that the new sup­ $31 for failing to stop at a sign,
Panthers showed a good ' offense
------ -- of the Gate City Journal , h office
T
BE PLAYED HERE of Milton today.
ervisor would be able to get ail three $19.50 for no opeiator's business meeting. The next meet-
built around the line plunging of this week-end «as awarded by L
-----------
I As president of the state feder- herd records current in the n ear' ~ license, one $7.50 for no mud ling will be held at Parma on Mon­
Harley Breshears. Alvin Pecka A. Hulbert.
flaps, five $50 for truck speeding, day. October 25.
An
Adrian-Middleton
football ation, he extends an invitation to future.
_____ 11____ I l n A m a n
p
-------------—-------- -------
■
was outstanding
lineman f r i F for f - h the
one $7.50 for overwidth vehicle, one
game will be played on the Nyssa all interested farmers and stock-
L ik ra rv O p e n in g Extended —
Bulldog lineup.
$7 50 for no vehicle license and V isits S is te r —
T he’open days of the Nyssa City field Friday evening. September 24. men to attend any or all of the GAME LEAGUE TO
This weeks' game predictions:
one
$7 50 for no clearance lights. Mrs William J. Melton and twin
The starting lineup for Adrian sessions. According to Steen. Wed-
Vale at Weiser—Vale: Payette library have been increased, from
CONDUCT SHOOTS
daughters of McCall are visiting
will be Verne Mechem. left end. ne.sday, November 10 will be de-
two
to
three
each
week,
according
at Fruitland—Payette: LaGrande
for a few days at the home of her
R e-open R e s ta u ra n t—
Delbert Stevens, left tackle; Ken- voted to group meetings, livestock,
to
the
librarian.
Mrs.
Lurr.y
Tra-
at Ontario — Upset — LaG rande.
Oeorge Vaughn and Fred Ben­ sister, Mrs. Bud Wilson.
At a meeting of the directors of
neth Price, left guard; Joe W itty,| dairying, field crops, and others
Nv«a
ar
m
n
K
U
-
llr
a
____
bert
The
library
is
now
openTues-
Nyssa at Emmett—Toss up: New
Junior
Stevens,
right and Thursday, November 11 to a the Malheur Game league Mon­ nett of Nyasa have purchased
Plvmouth at M a rs m g -N e w P ly - days. Thursdays and S a t t ^ a ^ . It center;
cafe from Mr. and Mrs. In s p e c tin g School«—
mouth Caldwell at Parma— Csld- is open from 2 30 to 5 p. nv on guard: Bob Price, right tackle, general session. All meetings will day night, September 20, the first Brownie’s
Dorothy Rader and Laura Keller
Gene Baxter, right end: Jess Stok- be open to members and others a- of a series of trap and skeet shoot* Ed Miller and have re-opened the
Middleton
at
Tuesdays
and
Thursdays
and
from
well <close>: and
er, quarterback. Joe Nelson, right like Reservations for housing '■an was scheduled for Sunday, Sept- business, under the management of the state department of edu­
¡ 2 to 8 p. m. on Saturdays.
Adrian—Middleton.
of Mr Bennett. The cafe was cation were here Tuesday and to­
halfback. Edgar Nelson, left half- be made through the state farm i ber 26 at 11 a. m.
A re-assignment of the directors completely renovated during the day Inspecting elementary schools.
back; and Jess Asumendl or Bill bureau office. Box 577, Pendleton,
n „ _ : i —i v ' . i m
G oes T o ( o lle g r
They were well pleased with the
•t iff. whereby the members from three weeks that it was closed.
B ^ n io M ^ In d Mrs R A Scott ‘ Miss Marjorie Merrick went to Ray. fullback. The Adrian team Oregon.
Oregon Trail and Arcadia school».
the various valley towns conduct
-------------------------
of Nvssa a daughter. September LaGrande last Thursday to re- is coached by Bob McCollough.
the successive shoots, has been ar­ R e tu rn T o Illinois—
_______ i
. - ■ i.
S< honl R eceiv es S e a ts —
n S i n g 7 £ u n d s. 13 ounce. 5ume her ^ud.es
’^ Eastern
Mr and Mrs. Earl Nixon left Here From 8 t. I.ouls—
Guests At Dinner—
School district No. 26C has re- ranged. In addition to competitive
Mrs Clara Davis is visiting a t
Mr and Mrs. Gene Dorr and ceived 100 tablet arm chairs for shooting, one trap will be set aside Thursday morning for their home
Merrick re- baby daughter of Meridian. Idaho use in the high school and ele­ for those who wish to practice. in Elmwood. Illinois after spending the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
mentary’ school buildings.
The Clifford Cox of Nyssa Is In charge a month with Mrs. Nixon’s sister, Snider. Mrs. Davis is the mother
of Mrs. Snider.
Mrs. Leah Curran.
chairs were ordered in June, 1917 of all arrangements.
.
for medical treatment.
*3 a jumui
i
1
i
Idaho Canning
Firm Is Pleased
With Operations
Chambers Urged
To Help Foster
Enlightenment
L
Scholarships Are
Given Ry Board
i||g r
i
'S-
W. Walker Freed
In Slaying Case
Mr., Mrs. Hadley
Hurt In Crash
Nyssa Is One Of
Pigskin Winners
Fair Ribbon Of
Grange Is Shown
*— r r i —r’sL“. ^ “ rlr “ iss st jss “ “* ollbm
Fines Given On
Traffic Counts