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Father And Son Banquet Is Held By Farmer Boys F. F. A. Chapter Confers Honorary Degree on Holmes, Hartley D ELINQUENTS ASKED TO M AK E PAYM ENTS TO H O SPITAL FUND Sugar Company Employes Hold Annual Banquet Bernard Frost, chairman of tne Malheur Memorial hospital found- iers organization, today issued an appeal to those who have delin quent pledges to make arrange- rnets to pay or notify hospital headquarters as to what they in tend to do about their pledges. The donors may contact the headquarters toy mail, telephone or personal call. This consider ation will save time and expense of men who have already contrib uted time and mileage to secure the original pledges, Mr. Frost said. Those who do not make a reply, w ill be contacted again for completion o f arrangements for payment o f the pledges. "Please tell us what you can do to save us additional time and expense", Mr. Frost said. Roy Holmes and Henry H. H art ley were awarded tne honorary de gree of hapter faim er b y, the Nys a chapter o i the future Farm ers of America at the annual father and son banquet of the or ganisation in the home economics room of the high school build ing Tuesday n.ght. Mr. Holmes was awarded the d e gree be-.iuse of his promotion of the boys' interest in swine rais ing and Hr. Hartley was given the honor because o f his general inter est in agriculture. In one of the features o f the program. R i.hard Diven delivered the talk that won the eastern Oiegon F. F. A. public speaking contest last month in Nyssa and i'i..t he will deliver in state com petition. Members o f the Nyssa chamber Speakm,; on the subject of utll- of commerce voted at their regular i ation of fertilizer ad other plant weekly luncheon Wednesday noon foods, Diven said farmers have by a vote of 23 to 16 to recommend been following wasteful methods to the-city coucll that the ordiance and poinled out .hat tlie peseiu relating to the future establish problem c f producers is to use ment of service stations on Main p’ a’it food and in rease production street toe repealed. without increasing costs. Farmers The ordinance, passed by the city 1.1 the Untied States are using council only a few moths ago at c&m.nerclal fertilizers valued at die suggestion of the chamber, pro more th in $2 «,01)0,00» every year, hibits any firm from retailing or but the peaker pointed out that wholesaling gasoline and oil be they must strike a proper balance tween the center line of Bower 1 s'ween rhemical and natural avenue and the center line of plant foods. Good avenue. Diven ad van ed the proposal The recommendation was made that u;e cf barnyard manure is following a request by represent the best method of maintaining atives of Nyssa Motors, Lnc. for fertility of the soil. Improper permission to erect a large garage, handling c f manure may cost the with_ service station facilities, on farmer from one-thirtl to one-half Main street between Fourth and the value t f the manure. The F ifth streets. mosi efficient method is to spread City officials indicated they will it ea. h day. follow the recommendation o f the Th e speaker said that the value chamber on the ordinance, because o i legume; is well realized. About of the commercial aspect of the onu acre eut t.f ev-.ry 10 " i Ore couuoversy. gon is devoted to soil ^building The proposed change was con crops. Legumes do better when sidered by chamber directors for rotated and when planted at reg a week and was thoroughly dis ular intervals. They also improve cussed at the Wednesday luncheon. the physical condition of the soil. On heavy soils this improvement is very important. Farmers today are facing a prob lem— utilization of soil and plant food that will avoid waste and maintain high production. Diven added lliat "W e cannot be a strong Funeral servioes were held at nation if our soils are exhausted." 2 p. m. today in the L. D. 6. chapel Neil Huffman, superintendent of for Warren T. Fenn, pioneer resi the Malheur experimental area, dent o f this section, who died in discussed possibility of growing Yuma. Arizona last week. H e had brewing barley and six grasses that been visiting his daughter, Mrs. are suitable for growing with al Bernice Stringfellow in Yuma. falfa in Malheur county. The services w ill be conducted Following the opening ceremony toy Bishop Dean Fife. Interment conducted toy the F. F. A. o f will be in the Nyssa cemetery, with ficers, Llewellyn Robbins gave the the Nyssa- Funeral home in charge. invocation and Hubert Parker de Mr. Fenn, a resident o f the livered the address o f welcome. Nyssa section fo r 46 years, engaged Val Dee Child, president of the in farm ing on the Owyhee river chapter, who acted as toastmast fo r many years. He was also a er, introduced the guests. plasterer and bricklayer. Mr. Penn Eldon Barker, district vice pres was born in Provo, Utah, December ident, reviewed briefly the history 2, 1866. o f the Future Farmers of Am eri Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. ca, which extends throughout the Stringfellow; five sons, Stanley of United States and to Puerto Rico Metolius, Oregon. Elsmere of and Hawaii. Homedale, Carl and Rollo of Nyssa "Run strictly by boys, with the and Lewis o f Ontario, a sister, help of advisers, we are striving to two brothers and 33 grandchildren develop farmers". Barker said. Musical numbers were .given by Henry Durfee. singing two humoi- TH ESPIAN TRO UPE ous selections, and a quartet com TO G IV E PROGRAM posed of Deane Hunter, Val Dee Child Rahe Williams and Lee The Nyssa high school Thespian Anderson. troupe, a member of the national Officers of the chapter who par dramatic organization, will spon ticipated in the ceremonies are sor the Nyssa Hi-Jinks a t the Val Dee Child, president: Cecil high school Tuesday, M arch 15. Bair, vice president; Deane Hunter, T h e program w ill be an all-school secretary: Lee Anderson, treasurer; talent night production and will Llewellyn Robb.ns, reporter; Clar feature numbers by the school ence Suiter, .sentinel, and R. V. clubs and classes. Wilson, adviser. A prize of $10 will be awarded The food was furnished by the the club presenting the best num members of the chapter and the ber. Individual prizes will also be dinner was prepared and served presented for outstanding perform toy the glr'.s of the home econ- ances. T h e program will include imics deportment under the sup a clarinet duet bv Viva Lemberg ervision of Mrs. Charles Steffens and Lola Weeks. "T h e Interview " a skit by the Thespians, a violin Utah Relatives Here— duet by Angela Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Bens and daughter Laura Schenk: "T h e Proposal’’, a o f Clinton, Utah are here spending p1av bv the Thespians; talent com a week with their sons. Bill Beu-s petition numbers from the Junior and Ersel Bens and families. high and high school classes, the Letterman’s club, the Future Returns From Utah— Farmers, the Future Homemakers, Mr. and Mrs. Don Moss and the O irl’s league and the G. A. A.. Mrs. Mary E. B jbce returned Sun "Sweethearts" and W anting Y ou " day f r - n Salt Lake City, where by the glee club: choral readings they went on .a business trip. Mrs. by the speech class and the closing 3v':ee vi-i ed her two daughters, numbers “ God Bless America” and Mrs. LeRoy Burningham and Mrs. the school song, by all the par ticipating .groups. ftteila Moss. State And District O ff Smaller Project Would icials O f Union Among NYSSA HOOPSTERS Cost $522,380; Fife PARTICIPATE IN Group Attending Second lowest SALT LAKE TO URNEY Repeal Of City Law Suggested Funeral For W. T. Fenn Is Held Attend Rally— A group of five mem'oe’s of the local Christian chur-h attended a d strict rally of "99 M en" in Baker Monday even in». The principal speaker was Teddv Leavitt, man ager of the Ellen burg boys camp for parolees. Nyssa men attending the meeting were M r Brewer. Bob Dewey. Ed. Dewey, Don Maxfleld and Dan Pennie. Chorus To Perform— A boys Aaronlc priesthood r ’lortis. u n d T the direction of r s , - !« « ! Tavior has been holding special rehearsals, and will furnish the music for the next i,. D. S "onferen’ e, which will be held M ar-h 20 at Welser. T h e Nyssa group will Join nine other groups of surrounding cHies, fo r this special boys chorua. J. H. Wise Of Boise Offers Low Bid On Nyssa School Structure Amalgamated S u g a r company The Nyssa L. D. S. basketball employs o f Nyssa and their ladies, J. E. Wise of Boise submitted factory officials and other guests, team, which won the district the lowest bid of the six offered making a total of more than 10b championship by defeating Eugene, for the construction of the pro persons, attended the annual ban won one game and lost two in the posed new school building for quet and dance sponsored by the ail-church tournament held in Salt school district 26C, at a meeting union Saturday evening in the of the school board and the build Lake City last week. Nyssa school buildings. The Nyssa men lost their first ing ommittee in the high school Mrs. Walter Cottonberry o f the game 56 to 45 to the 26th ward of building Wednesday night. executive board of the Oregon W i:e submitted a basic bid o f Salt Lake City, won their second Federation of Labor said “ I bring game 61 to 41 from Gridley, C ali $043,556 and an alternate bid o f fraternal greetings from President fornia, representing northern C ali $522,380. Luther Fite of Nyssa o f J. MacDonald, who was unable to fornia and the San Francisco-Sac fered a basic bid of $682.500 and attend because o f business in ramento area, and lost their third an alternate bid of $572,521. Salem. I am glad to see the contest to Aurora, Utah 40 to 32. Other basic bids were as follows: eastern part of Oregon organized Ten thousand players partici Brennan and Cahon of Pocatello, and I am especially interested in pate in Men’s basketball through *716,00; Carl M. Halverson o f P o r t the organized restaurants. I t used out the United States and other i a n d , $717,879; Intermountain to be that people were afraid to parts of the world and the teams Builders of Caldwell, $719,403, and speak o f organized labor. It is chat reach the all-church tourna C. B. Lauch c f Boise, $713,163. going to take organized labor to ment are in "fast company". Acceptance of the alternate bid keep our wages up". Members of the Nyssa team as» by the school board wouid elim in Other guests were Charley Collins Don King. LeRoy Mecham, Don ate tlie proposed cafeteria and o f Ontario, president of the team Heiren, Reed Ray, Duane Hol kitchen, music unit and shop, leav sters union, and W alter Cotton- comb, Glade Davis and Earl W eav ing an additional 14 class rooms, berry of the U. S. department of er. They were accompanied to Salt (lie gymnasium und other physical labor. Lake City by their coach, Sheldon education facilities and oilier es- L o r i » Goates. president of the Archibald, and Henry Zotoell. | sential features of the structure. local union, said there were very I f the smaller project is under few accidents during the campaign, taken, the structure will be so which was completed recently. He erected that tlie additional units then introduced R. G. Whitaker, can be added later. who acted as toastmaster. The school board took the m atter Musical numbers were furnished under advisement, with plans to by Mrs. John Stafford and Mrs. discuss the situation at a meeting Chet Mosier, who sang two duet Members of the Nyssa-Nampa of the Nyssu Parent-Teacher as numbers. "You, You, You Are the District Beet Growers association sociation tonight und meet with One” and '’End o f a Cobblestone and the Amalgamated Sugar comp the contractor before or after the Road” , accompanied toy M rs. K . E. any have reached agreement on u meeting. Keveien. Mrs. D. O. Bybee played Through a bond approved last li>49 sugar beet contract that is four numbers on her electric solo- virtually the same as the one year and savings from the budget, vox. under which beets were grown in the school district now has $400,000. Mr. W hitaker introduced sev 1948. Tlie contract for the coming It can bond itself for another $108,- eral members of the union, factory season was agreed upon at Salt 000, making a total of $508.000 a- officials, and wives o f the mem vailable fo r construction, if the Lake City last week. bers. A riel L. Child, Nyssa member residents of the district approve Secretary Lyle Fullmer reixjrt- of» the association, expressed the the Issuance o f another $108,000 ed that the local union had con opinion in a letter to growers that worth of bonds. tributed to the legislative fund On tlie assumption that the dis the offer made toy the company and to the scholarship fund. was tlie best possible contract ob trict undertakes the smaller pro George Ponlson «'»,i chairman c f ject, it will still be *69.380 short of tainable at this time. the food committee. The serving The contract provides the fol- the amount needed, even if the was done by the home economics owing prices based on a 10 per voters approve the bond issue. girls of the high school under the Subtracting tlie alternates from the cent beet: direction of Mrs. Charles Steffens. basic bid leaves $522,380 needed for Net return: The tables were attractively dec Subtracting $1.00 $5.00 $0.00 $0.50 *7.00 the smaller project. orated with crystal bowls of pus the *508,000 that the district hopes Beet Payment: sywillows and green and yellow $1.90 $7.70 $9.50 $10 40 $11.30 to have available leaves the dist candles. I f the price of sugar remains tlie rict $14.380 short. The architect's Following the dinner, the group same this year, the growers will fees and equipment will cost $55,- held a dance in the gymnasium. not be affected disadvantageous^. 000, making a total o f $69,380, Beet Contract For ’49 Signed Cinderella Betty WlncheU and Prince Howard Flanary are shown .s they appeared following their crowning at the annual Cinderella ball ponsored by the Girls’ league last Friday night in the Nyssa gymnasium. (Evans Photo. BETTY W IN C H E LL A N D H O W A R D FLANAR Y REIGN A T A N N U A L CINDERELLA BALL By T. Carol Bybee I t was indeed a feeling o f awe and inspiration fo r members of ihe capacity audience who attend ed the 12th annual Cinderella ball at the School gymnasium Friday evening, to sit under a false ceiling of pink and blue crepe paper, with silhouettes adorning the walls, of old fashioned ladies and gent lemen of Cinderella's day; and even Cinderella painted on the east wall, sitting by the fireplace, tears flowing from her eyes, be cause she could not attend the ball. T o gain entrance to tills wonder fairyland, one stepped through the doors o f the carriage itself, held up toy strong white wheels. One’s eyes immediately fell upon a huge pumpkin from ceiling to floor with a large dignified painted cardboard on one side of the door and a sweet, dainty Cinderella on the other side. As the strains o f the procession al music played toy 15 members of the high shool orchestra, under the direction of Lynn Lawrence, was heard, an almost magic spell fe ll on the very attentive aud ience, as the royal court o f 10 members made their way around the hall to the stage. Accompany ing them was the Junior court of 12 members as chimes were heard back stage. Carlos Buckner, then announced Betty Winchell as Cinderella, with Howard Flanary as her prince. The couple then kneeled at the "altar" and were crowned, afterward tak ing their places on the pink uphol stered thrones as their court took places on either side in the rear. Miss Winchell's sky-blue formal, with puffy sleeves and numerous ruffles on either side of the skirt, trimmed in silver, went perfectly wnli the white quilted satin crown, with a seqOiii-siudded star m the center. Highlighting her beauty was her jeweled necklace ana oracelet. Ih e junior Cinderella was Janet Rus.ell and the junior prince was Johnny Peterson, who also receiv ed white quilted satin crowns, with sequin stars. Janet's gown was of yellow satin, with a gold sequin design around the neck. I h e lady members cf the court- wore floor-length gowns, adorned with corsages and the men wore white carnations in the lapels oi their coats. Janice Frost, who was a claimed duchess, was lovely in a sea-foam gown, with net bodice. C liff Cole- nan was the duke. T o the strains of "March o f the Peers," the royal court, using the hesitation step, took their places at the front of the audience. Be sides the Cinderella, prince, duchess and duke, members of the court were Lola Weeks, Genevia Bal- iantyne. Marian Brown, Joye Gann, Deane Irving, Neva Malloy, Yoko Oksno, Evalyn Long, Glenn Sohirc- man, Donald Jensen, Bob Wilder, Royce Chadwick, Howard F’lanary and C liff Coleman, and Junior court, Janie Walker, Paula Bergam, Jill Marie Neilson, Sandra Nichol son, Broshia Case, Valerie Purvis, Judy Ellen Lewis, Diana Maulding, Truman Cleaver, Don Beus, Jimmy Ta bot, Charles Lundy, Jiminy Os- trom. Terry McKee, Leon Tobler and David Vaugn, iuwI crown-bear ers, Barbara Jean Beck and John ny Stoker. Then followed the story of Cin derella, with Carole Flinders as (Continued on Page 6) Pictured above with their roach, are the grade school basketball champions of the Snake river valley. The Nyssa boys won the title in the tournament held in New Plvmouth last week by defeating Fmmett in the championship contest 19 to 15. The players are: Rack row, Ned Snider, Leslie Hiatt, Glen Marcum. Bob Hartley, Flzie Pierie and Keith Gorrell, and front row. Boh Baker, Boh Maveda. Coach Harold Newman, Dan Love Joy, Mervin Sampson and Walter Dillon. (Evans Photo) However, a drop in prices will which the school board believes can yeessarily result in a lo.ss of rev be paid out of the regular budgets during the next two fiscal years. enue to tlie growers. Sugar company officials, who said So, all the district needs Is the the contract is tlie best offered by approval o f the voters to issue any company in the United States $108,000 worth of bonds. With prospects fo r a thorough have started issuing contracts to The city council voted at its reg discussion a t the P. T. A. meeting Individual growers. ular meeting Tuesday night to tonight, further details will be have pedestrian lanes and auto published in next week’s issue of mobile parking stalls painted on SENIORS DEFEAT Uhls newspaper. Main street. T h e work will be F A C U L T Y MEMBERS done the next time the state paint NYSSA STUDENTS ing crew is here. The men members of the Nyssa The council ordered a bicycle school W IN SPEECH MEET faculties secrificed their ordinance drawn at the request dignity Tuesday afternoon in what of the Nyssa safety council. The was termed a basketball game with Nyssa contestants won tlie south- ordinance will regulate the riding I tie seniors to provide funds to send astern Oregon high school speech of bicycles and provide for licens ihe seniors of the high school meet held in the M ethodist church ing of them. squad to Salem to attend the state in Nyssa March 7. Nyssa won A hearing was held on the va hoop tournament. The seniors won nine placing*, Ontario five and cation o f the Glasgow tract, but toy a score was too large to re Baker two! one was present to discuss the member. Nyssa winners in the various matter so the council ordered an In the first half, the faculty divisions were as follows; Rich ordinance drawn to proceed with entered the court wearing pajamas ard Diven first and Ronald Jensen the vacation. and riding bicycles and in the [second in original oratory: Yoko second h a lf appeared dressed as [Okano first in extemperaneous women. A t one point in the game, speaking; Donna Cheidlin first A W A R D S M ADE BY Mrs. Margaret Engstrom, the foe- and Jim W hite second In im- SAFETY COUNCIL uRy coach, “ shot" both referees, promptu speaking; Donna Oarner .A t intermission, the thirsty teach- second in radio speaking, und Yoko Ed Knettle, president of the ers ,were served soft drinks. Okano first, Richard Diven second Nyssa safety council, presented and Donna Garner third in panel the winners of the essay contest discussion. CO NTESTANTS TO for the grade school, with prizes o n A / - T ic s I T A D A T C ID V The winners will go to Corvallis at an assembly program held r K A L I ICt UKA 1 UK I to participate in the state meet Tuesday. ----------- to be held Ap ril 8 and 9. The essays were written con The American Legion oratorical i ------------------------ cerning safety in the home, the contest local entries will meet Sat- >\DR I A N TO H A V E school and the community. The urday at 2 p. in. In the old grade n r r .r .r winners were as follows: Doris school building in Ontario for the j N L W rO o 1 OFFIC.E Rigney, 8th grade; Joann Moore, elimination try-outs for the conn- ----------- th giade; Doris Smith, 6th grade; ty. | A new federal |>ost office build- Laura Mae Findling, 5th grade; Ronaid Jensen of Nyssa is spoil- ing Is under construction in Ad- David Patch, 4th grade; Joanne sored by the Nyssa legio n in this rian at the corner of First and Watson, 3rd grade; Burton Smith, contest. The winner of the coun- Oregon streets. Just east o f the 2nd grade, and Cecelia Bybe, 1st ty meet, -in which entries from Biown mercantile company store. grade. Honorable mention went Jordan Valley, Vale, Adrian, On- ! Glenwood Pounds, postmaster at to Emelive Findling, Phyllis Chel- tarlo and Nyssa will compete, will ! Adrian, said tlie new building, delin, Irene Jayo, Sally Laurence, enter the district meet to be held to be constructed o f cinder blocks. Baroara Hickman. Oretchen Rine- March 19. The winners iro n the will be 20 by 26 feet. The building hart and Valeris Purvis. |district meet will go to La Grande Is being erected by Alvin and Mr. Knettle stated that the March 26 for an area contest, and James McOinnis, contractors, afety council was gratified with the wlnnei of this competition ' he Interest shown in the contest, iw ill enter the slate finals a! Port- Baseball Men To Meet— and that It had been worthwhile land. A meeting of the Idaho-Oregon ' f it has helped at all in making Baseball league will toe held in students more safety conscience. Mercer hall in Wilder March 13 Attend Nampa Shower- Mrs. S. P Bybee. Mrs. W. A at 2:30 p. m. fo r the purpose of Visit In Adi Ian— B bee, Mrs. Oordan Ray, Mrs drawing entries, arranging sched Mrs. Herb Crockett of Portland Reed Ray. Mrs. M ary E. Bybee, ules and attending to other ad Bob Whaley o f San Diago Mrs Jay Bybee and Mrs. Jarvis business. A represetatlve of the spent Wednesday afternoon at tlie Mitchell attended a pink and blue Nyssa Baseball club is expected Cecil Smith home in Adrian. .hower in Nampa Monday after to attend. noon in honor < f their cousin and Return To Eugene— Injured In Game— niece, Mrs. Carlos Loveland. Mrs Deane Clarkson and smai! Gene Brady o f Emmett, former son. Joe, returned to their home Return To Ashland— resident at Uie Nyssa section, sus in Eugene last Thursday. Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reedy, who tained fracture o f two bones in Clarkson was at the parental J. I. have been visiting at the Harold one o f his ankles while playing Brady home visiting her brother. Reedy home for several weeks, re basketball last Friday evening. His Roy, prior to his overseas term of turned to their home in Ashland injured foot Is In a cast, which tie must wear for seven weeks. service. Sunday. State To Paint Lines On Streets