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. The NYSSA VOLUME XX X X IV NO. 12 VW«ÉK T h e city council voted at a spec ial meeting Wednesday night to hold a hearing relative to the ord inance prohibiting the construc tion of additional garages and service stations in certain sections of toe business district. The ordinance affecting the area between First street and the f“ Y ' and between the center line of Good avenue and the center line of Bower avenue was passed by the city council last fall. Since then some agitation has developed over it. The hearing w ill be held at 8 o'clock April 12 in the city council chamber. A t its meeting last night, the council resolved to start proceed ings to amend section 7 of ordin ance 299 by repealing the prohibit ion against ht w ^ a s o lin e stations and garages ir AH k so-called bus iness district; . 'Leadings will result in the hearing J o . be held April 12. At the hearing, protests and ob jections o f persons affected or in terested in the proposed amend ment will be heard. According to the zoning ordinance, the proper ty affected by any change of zone is deemed to be the area bounded by lines running 300 feet from the parallel to the boundaries to the area to be changed, exclusive of streets and alleys. I f 20 per cent of the owners o f the land affected by the zoning change present sign ed protects the city council can pass such amendment only by two- thirds vote. • -Am THE N Y SS A G A I E CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. WINS TRACK THREE OFFICIALS Council Votes NYSSA MEET OVER FOUR For Hearing On VALLEY SCHOOLS DRAFT SCHEDULES Zone Ordinance Meeting Set For April 12; Public Invited To Attend v.-> v - ' Ä Ä . The track and field proteges of Kinsey Keveren of Nyssa high school ramped away with a strik ing victory in a four-way track meet on a wind-swept field at Nyssa Wednesday afternoon. W ith 97 points, the Bulldogs de feated Vale with 39 points, Fruit- land with 12 and Adrian with six. Bob Wilson o f Nyssa was high point scorer with 12 14 points. He was followed by Takami, who scored 11*4 points. Nyssa first place winners were Takami in the 100-yard dash and the 220-yard dash; Bair in the 180-yard run; Bush in the mile run; Hale in the low hurdles, Lowe in the high hurdles, Krul in the pole vault, Wilson in the Jhotput, Long in the discus, and jave.in, and Williams and Cole man tied fo r first in the high- jump. Nyssa, represented by W il son, Hale, Chadwick and Takami, won the relay. R. Jensen Wins v Oratory Contest Kenneth Caiberry, school sup erintendent at Emmett; Ted Dixon, high school at Payette and Dennis Patch, Nyssa high school principal, met in Nyssa Wednesday night as members of the board of control of toe Snake River Valley School masters association for toe pur pose of arranging and scheduling all activities to be sponsored by the association during toe 1949- 50 sohool year. Th e schedules will include those for athletics, speech, music and student officers meetings. Bond Voting To Be Done Apr. 2 Any registered voter who is a resident of the Nyssa school dis trict is entitled, to vote in toe bond election to be held in the ele mentary building Saturday, April 2. Ownership of property is not re quired under the new Oregon law in school elections. Residents of toe district will vote on the proposed issuance of $108,000 in bonds to help finance the construction of a new school building. The district already has available in cash and 'bonds more than $400,000, 'but needs $122,000 more for toe project. The polls will tje open from 2 to 7 p. m. Ronald Jensen of Nyssa deliver ed at the weekly chamber of com merce; luncheon Wednesday noon the . f j i that won him first place in are. v ^petition at La Grande •ast week-end. As a result of winning the area victory in the oratorical contest sponsored by the American Legion, Jensen will go to Portland Satur day to compete against toe winners in the other three areas in Oregon. T n e Oregon winner will compete in the national competition. Coach Howard Lovejoy used ap At the' luncheon Jensen was in proximately 30 men, including all troduced by his coach, Mrs. Har the members of his freshman riet Brumbach, Nyssa high school squad, in a practice baseball game faculty member, who said the youth played with Adrian on toe local FUNERAL WILL BE may be called on fo r a six-minute field Tuesday afternoon. No ac HELD SUNDAY, APR. extemporaneous speech on any curate score was kept o f the nine- i r n n i_l A D D V I r i M f " 1 Phase o I the United States con- inning game. o rU K n A K K T L U IN V j stitution, in view of the fact that In the first four innings, Cleav ----------- I he will be speaking on the sub- er struck out eight of toe 12 men Funeral services will be held ject, "Americans' Rights and Re- who faced him. At th at time the Sundsv at 2 p. m. in the Nyssa sponsibiliUes Under the ConStitu- score was 12 to 0 for Nyssa. Love- * Christian church for Harry Wood- tion” . joy then began running in his ^ £ i, & Long, who wr.. killed in . t-hej opening hi- talk with a question, substitutes and the Antelope« piled servlap in 1945. The Nyssa Vet-1 Jensen asked “ Have you ever won- up a considerable score. When erans association will be in charge dered what it would be like to live t'he game ended, Lovejoy had an of m ilitary services in the Nyssa ¡n a country where the people were entire freshman crew on the field. cemetery. I ruled strictly by a diotaitor? You Nyssa and Adrian will tangle a- Harry Long, only son of Walter can pet ¿t wouldn't 'be much fun. gain Friday. The Bulldogs will play L. Long and Tain Hanson Long, j Y e t x don-t think any 0f us act- Fruitland Tuesday and Friday of was born December 23, 1924 a t , uany reaiize how fortunate we are next week, and will play Tuesday Scottsville, Kentucky and moved to ( to have toe kind o f government and Friday of every week until Nyssa with his fam ily May 1, 1940. that we do. But without our con- May 3, when the play-offs will be He attended school at Arcadia, stitution and its amendments, our started. League contests will be Long entered toe service July 22,1 independence and freedom would started April 12. 1944, leaving immediately for cam p \ be j,y chanctv only and temporary, Walters, Texas, where lie received! indeed. his basic training. I W e might look at our consti- BUSINESSES ASKED W hile home on furlough, he mar- I tution as a kind o f insurance policy TO BUY UNIFORMS Tied Leola Harness of Caldweii | for our freedom. We all know that December 15, 1944. Long left for i insurance is a safeguard and a Nyssa businessmen have been overseas duty January 3, 1945 and blessing to the safety and security asked by the Nyssa Baseball club fought in the battles o f Leyte an d 1 cf our homes, and, so, we are very to sponsor toe purchase of 25 play Okinawa. I t was on Okinawa that careful to keep our insurance policy ing uniforms for the squad. The he died May 4, 1945. His son. ¡n a safe place and to pay the five-piece suits- have been purch Harry Woodford Long, Jr., was premium to keep it in force. ased by the baseball club from born after his death. Our constitution is the same as the Boise Pilots. the insurance policy. Our consti Each business firm paying for tution gives us our rights and pro one of toe suits will have toe priv GROUP TO CONFER tects us from abuse; but, to keep ilege of having the concern’s name WITH STATE ROAD it in force we must accept cer#ain sewed on toe back of a player's COMMISSION SOON responsibilities. Our constitution shirt. Sponsors are asked to turn is the foundation o f our free and their names and fees to Harry Ormand Thomas reported at a independent way of living, and it Miner at the M iner barber shop. The club expects to receive the ijjeeting of the Nyssa chamber of is up to you and me, and to every (Continued on Page 5) suits next week and start prac commerce Wednesday noon that ticing soon thereafter. the Malheur county highway and industrial development committee V. F. W. Elects— Officers of the Nyssa post of the decided at a meeting this week to FIREMEN TAKING send a delegation to Portland early Veterans of Foreign Wars have FIGHTING COURSE in April to meet with the state been elected for the coming year. Ira C. Sage was elected command highway commission Other officers are Charles Fire Chief Frank Morris of The delegation will endeavor to er. learn how much the highway de- j Myers, senior vice commander, Nyssa attended a one-day confer partment intends to spend in the Bill Mayden, junior vice command- ence on fire department training problems in Baker March 18. county on state highways and urge er; Don Graham, chaplain; Wil Th e school was held under the toe commission to spend it where mer Hipp, quartermaster; M. F. Remson, post advocate, and W a l direction of Elmer Halstead of toe most needed. Mr. Thomas, a member of the lace B. Holmes and Homer Jackson state department of vocational ed ucation and Jack Hayes, represent county committee, reported that trustees. ing toe Oregon Fire Chiefs as Charles Reynolds of La Grande, sociation. endorsed by the Nyssa chamber of Here From Portland— Miss Twila Crawford, who is em The entire program in which 85 commerce, had been appointed as a member of the state highway ployed in Portland, arrived in Oregon fire departments are par Nyssa Tuesday morning fo r a 10 ticipating is sponsored by toe Ore commission. day visit with her mother, Mrs. gon Fire Chiefs association, with Ethel Crawford. the participation of toe Oregon Lenten Services Held— Fire Fighters association, toe state Members c f St. Paul’s Episcopal department of vocational educa church met this week at the Ber Red Cross Drive Continues— Nyssa's quota for the Red Cross tion,the League of Oregon Cities nard Eastman home Tuesday eve ning for toe Lenten season ser drive has not yet been filled, ac and the state fire marshal's de- vices that are being conducted by cording to Mrs. Bernard Frost, artment. The state is divided into local chairman for the 1949 Red districts and a field instructor Rev. Callahan. Cross drive that opened M arch 1. supervises the work o f the fire I f ail those who received m em departments in each district, Church Adds New Members— As a culmination of a series of bership cards would contribute $1. port fire department, is the field this community John Picket, formerly of he Van- Sunday evening study groups and the quota fo r fellowship meetings that have been could be filled, Mrs. Fros stated. supervisor in this area. He meets held at toe Adrian United Pres The committee urges that local with toe Nyssa fire department byterian community church. 52 new residents mail their contributions once a month. T h e course in which toe Nysna members were united with the at once to the local chairman, firemen are taking part consists church Sunday evening. Follow Mrs. Frost. of 49 lessons of two to three hours ing the evening services members each. One of these lessons is of the young women's Sunday Leaves For Rexburg— Mrs Lottie Virgin returned last given each week. school class were hostesses to the group at a fellowship and social ■week to Rexburg after visiting for •10 days at the home of her daugh Fire Causes Damage— hour. ter, Mrs. Eldon Ulmer and family. A rear porch was damaged and a few clothes and chickens were Visit Here— destroyed by fire occurring at the Jack Barrett of Sherman, Texas, Dancing Classes Started— ms ...o - ~ . , Mrs. Beulah — ....... The La'Frown School of Dane-1 Clyde Forsmen residence on Ennis his mother. Barrett of Portland and his «faster and bro- j ing started three classes in Adrian avenue Wednesday night at 10:30 ther-in-law Mr and Mrs. Loyd Saturday at the Legion hall. Tap The chickens were housed in a Hoxae o f Salem visited at toe ballet and interpretive dancing box on toe porch. The fire may John Lackey home Saturday even- are taught by Mrs Cleon Maw. have started from an electric light hurnirv in the box, firemen said. ing I Mrs. D. O By bee is pianist. Nyssa Nine And Adrian Practice JOURNAL THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1949 TWO SECTIONS— 10 PAGES FORMER RESIDENT PLANS FOR DAIRY SHOW DEVELOPING OF NYSSA SHOWN IN FEATURE ITEM The Malheur County Jersey club met in Nyssa Friday night to dis cuss plans for toe Malheur coun ty fourth annual spring Jersey show to be held in Nyssa M ay 14. Harold Ewalt, extension dairy man lrom Corvallis, is to be the jUug* uf toe show. Committee re ports revealed a long list o f spon sors over toe county. Business men and chamber o f commerce groups o f Nyssa, Adrian and Vale who are supporting the show by contributing trophies and fin ancial support inciude toe Nyssa, Adrian, Vale and Ontario ciiam - Ders of commerce; toe First N at ional bank o f Portland, Nyssa; the U. S. National bank of O n tario and Vale; toe Farmers co op creamery, Payette; the Vale consumers Co-operative; Tobler's A R V E L L. C IU M ) Feed and Fuel of Nyssa; to e Vale Supply company; the Ontario G ram company; T h e Cut-Rate Drug of Vale: Grigg Brothers and Butler of Nyssa, Vale and Ontario; the Idaho Power company of Nyssa, Ontario and Vale; the Ser vice Center of Vale; and T h e Vait Grain and feed. T h e American Jersey cattle club will offer m ed als to winners in the junior show tor showmanship and fittin g class es. The rules and regulations of the show specify that all animals ex cept 4-H exhibits must be entered in the herd book of the American Jersey Oalttle club, and such regi stration papers be presented to tne le g is la tio n committee at the time of entry. All animals over six months of age, except officially vaccinated animals must be pro vided with a certificate issued by an approved laboratory showing that such animal has been tested and found free from infectious abortion "bang’s) and T . B. w ith in 30 days of date of show and LUTH ER FIFE such certificates be presented at Arvel L. Child o f Nyssa was time of entering animals with the lecently elected president of Ihc registration committee. The Weiser stake of the L. D. S. show is restricted to Malheur church to replace Luther Fife oi county breeders. Nyssa, who resigned because of ill health. Receives Tentative Plans Grange For Feeders Day 2 New Members Told By Huffman College Faculty Men to Appear At Experiment Station T h e annual livestock feeders day program sponsored by operators of I'he Malheur experimental area will be held at the experiment station between Nyssa and CThtario Thurs day, April 14. The exact time of the start of the program lias not been set. Outside speakers will include E. L. Potter, head of the division of agricultural economics of Oregon State college, and Dr. R. E. Steph enson, soils scientist of toe college. T h e usual discussion of toe past year's feeding trials will be given by Superintendent E. N. Huffman. The experiments this year are a repetition of last year's trials. Huffman is feeding one lot of steers hay and corn, one lot hay, corn and mineral, one lot hay and barley and the fourth lot hay, bar ley and mineral. By April 14 the steers will have been on feed for 150 days. For the first time this year. Huffman Is also gunning hogs with the steers. In addition to hearin; about, the feeding tests, those attending will probably view some pasture plant ings. Norbert Sarazin and Loyd Busli were admitted to membership in toe Oregon T rail Grange at a meeting held Tuesday night. Loyd Adams gave a report on Bang's disease in cattle and how it is spread to human being, re sulting in undulant* fever. Frank Parr announced that a meeting will be held by the Dow Chemical company in the high school building April 4 at 8 p. m. The use of sprays and a movie will be featured. School Superintendent Henry Hartley talked on_ toe sohool bond election to be held Saturday. April 2. Harlan Diven, Loyd Ad ams and Prank P a ir also spoke on the school situation. The home economics chairman, Mrs. Loyd Adams, reported that the next meeting of her group will be held at the Glen Hoffman home April 7. Harlan Diven reported on the telephone situation. Other mem bers o f the committee are Alva Goodell and Sid Flanagan. Einner Bush reported on toe National Grange and Sears R oe buck project. LeRoy Fuller, Union Pacific agri cultural agent, showed an inter esting motion picture, “ Potatoes, Unlimited” . Jesse and Coral Hunting ser ved refreshments. F. F. A. MEMBERS ATTENDING STATE CHAPTER MEETING Returns To Nyssa— Mrs. Jack Simpson returned Sun day to her home in Nyssa after Five Nyssa F. F. A. members "len d in g the winter in Utah, where and their instructor, Richard V. she visited friends and relatives. attending the state convention of Wilson, are in Tillam ook this week Home For Vacation— Among students visiting their the Future Farmers o f America. Nyssa residents are Val Dee families last week in Nyssa dur ing spring vacation were Reid Cot Child, Norvelle Robbins, state sec tle, Raymond Larson and Dick retary, who was graduated from Tensen of Oregon Slate college at Nyssa high sohool in 1948; Richard Diven, regional public speaking Corvallis. winner of the F F. A.; Marvin Niocum, Deane Hunter, president Attend Educational C onference— Mrs. Joe Brumbach and Mrs. of toe Nyssa chapter, and Mr. Charles Srhweizer left Wednesday Wilson, a state officer in the F evening for Portland to attend the F. A. instructors organization. Diven will enter the public annual meeting of the Oregon speaking contest, which will prob State Teachers association. ably be held Friday. The Nyssa men are expected to T o Build Houses— Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Thomas return home Sunday. of Oakland. California, former Nyssa residents, are here to sup District Meeting Planned— The Eagles lodge will hold a ervise construction of two duplex houses that they are erecting on district meeting in Nyssa the latter Ennis avenue They will he here part o f May. The district includes lodges at La Grande, Baker, O n four or five months. tario and Nyssa. Three subjects will be discussed—membership, de Dance Festival Set— April 15 is the date set for the linquencies and child welfare pro annual L. D S. dance festival of grams. Bernard Frost, district di the Weiser stake, to be held in rector of district No. 18, presided the Nyssa gymnasium. Sponsors at a district meeting held in Bak are making plans for old-time er last Sunday. Other Nyssa men dances, period dances and nov attending were Kenneth Renstrom, elty dances. Weekly practice« are La M ont Fife, Claude Willson, in progress in all 12 wards of the Eddie Taylor, Grant Lewis, Jack Williamson and Russell Olson. stake. A former Nyssa boy, Dick Ander son. was featured in an article in the magazine section of the Ore gonian March 27. A picture shows Dick Anderson, Jefferson high school senior and member o f the school band, blowing his trumpet. The item reads: "Neighbors to the old fashioned white house with the b li porch at 1705 N. Farragut street hear it every afternoon from about 3:30 to dinnertime— the trum pet spread across the top of this page, but they don't complain. "T h e boy who practices at least an hour each day is Dick Ander son, 17-year-old senior at J e ffer son high, who would like some day to play a trumpet in a big name 'band, if he is good enough. His trumpet Is a gift from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ander son. Dad used to play the cornet; mom still plays toe piano, one brother in the army plays the cor net one at Oregon state college plays a trombone; La Ver'e, the 12- year-ol^ sister plays toe piano. The smallest brother, oly 3, hasn't picked out an instrument yet.” Dick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Anderson former owners of the Owyhee Drug store in Nyssa. Frank Anderson, now a student at Oregon state college graduated last spring from ttie Nyssa high school. Work Develops Rapidly On New Local Hospital More M o n e y Needed; Pledget's Asked To Make Payments Work is progressing rapidly on tlie Malheur Memorial hospital, now under construction at Nyssa. Practically all of the brick has been laid except for a small sec tion on the west side o f toe build ing, which has been left open for installation of a boiler. Carpen ters under the direction of Con tractor Leslie W. Stoker are now doing inside work. The hospital board and Stoker plan on hav ing the work completed by June 1. The association needs toe re mainder of toe money pledged to toe hosital for paying the contract or, and w.ll need addilonal m o n i tor equipment. Approximately $7u,- 000 in pledges remains outstand ing. Not all of that sum is due, but will be by fall. Even lliougn a pledge will not be due until fail, the association would appreciate payment as soon as (possible. The founders organization, chair- maned by Bernard Frost, is still making calls for collection of de linquent pledges. Payments or ar rangements to pay may be made at toe hospital headquarters in the city hall to save toe time o f sol icitors. ASSIST Hospital Group CHURCHES IN RELIEF APPEAL Elects Officers Officers for the coming year of the Malheur Memorial Hospital auxiliary were installed Monday afternoon at the parish hall. Those installed were Mrs. Ed. Frost., president; Mr$ Carlos Buch ner, vice president; Mrs. Ber nard Eastman, secretary, and Mrs. H airy Miner, treasurer. During the installation service, Mrs. Frost was presented with a corsage for her services as presi dent of the auxiliary last year, and her re-election for the com ing year. A t toe close of the in- taxation service, Miss Kathryn Jrandall sang, "M y Task", ac companied Iby Mrs. Carlos Buch ner. Mrs. Frost expressed her 'appreciation o f t o « cooperation of ■me mtimbers and briefly outlined some of tlie duties that await the auxiliary the coining year. During the 'business meeting it was announced that plans are be ing made for toe observance of 'National Hospital day May 11, In stead o f M ay 12, toe official day as that is toe date of Hie local '<*. T . A. meeting.* Mrs. Frost reported on a visit she had made to St. Luke's hos pital, and information given her (oy toe superintendent. Miss Ross in regard to supplies for the hos pital. Speakers urged that all those wishing to join the auxiliary pay Jieir dues to toe treasurer, Mrs. Harry Miner. Again It was stress ed that any woman, although she '- « l ’t a member of the auxiliary Is welcome to work in the organiz ation as It undertakes to help with the provision of supplies in •starting the new hospital. Following the installation and •business meeting, a social hour was enjoyed, with ^ rs. O errlt 3tam, Mrs. Vinjil M cKee and Mrs. •Bernard Eastman serving on the tea committee. T h e tea table was •centered with an arrangement of evergreens and green tapers, with Mrs. Ed Frost and Mrs. McGee pouring. Cookies fo r the tea were furnished by the Friendly Neigh bor club. Here From Boise— Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Chambers of Boise visited Thursday at the home of her brothei-, John Lackey. Attend Funeral— Mr. and Mrs. U. E. Parker re turned home Sunday night from Hood River, where they attended ne funeral of Mr. Parker’s mother. Mrs. Ida Parker, who died in Dallas, March 23. FAineral ser vices were held Friday for Mrs Parker, who died at her home Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Park er, who had visited relatives in Sunset valley occasionally, was born in Lockwood, Missouri March ¿4, 1871 and moved to Dallas from Hood R iver five years ago. Be- ides Frank and U. E.. Mrs Parker Is survived by another son, William of Kennerwick, Washington; a dait’ hter. Mrs. C. D Button of Dal las, 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Dedication Postponed— Dedication o f the basement of the First Churoh of Christ has been postponed until April 10. The services will be opened with a basket dinner at 2 p. m. Sat urday afternoon has been design ated as a work period at the church. Members are asked to take shovels and rakes to the Church for a cleaning project. In response to the appeal of churches o f this country fo r a $10,000,000 fund fo r the relief of human suffering throughout the world, some of the churches in N y s- sa contributed through special o f ferings last Sunday. The funds will be administered through the agents of the church world service, who are stationed abroad. Houses of worship will be built fo r home less congregations, and sick and needy persons administered to. Special offerings were taken at toe St. Paul's Episcopal and the Oliristian churches. A sacrificial 'offering for similar (purposes Is be ing participated in during the Len ten season by the members o f toe Methodist church. On Saturday evening from 8 to 9, radio stations KD SH and K F X D broadcast “The Great Hour” , which dramatically told of the work of church world service in relief e f forts tihrdlghout Asia and Europe. SERVICES HELD FOR CLARENCE BARRETT i Funeral services fo r Clarence Barrett, resident o f the Nyssa sec tion for many years, were held Sunday. The services were con ducted by Rev. Don M axfield o f the Oliristian church at 2 p. m. in the Nyssa Funeral home. Interment •was in the Nyssa cemetery. Mr. Barrett’s body was found at his home near Nyssa last Thurs day. He apparently died as the result of a heart attack or cerebral hemorrliaK". Mr. Barrett was born in K en tucky August 19, 1874 and came •to Nyssa in 1913. He operated a farm until seven years ago, when he retired. He had been operating an Ontario school bus since leav ing toe farm. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Hoxie of Salem, and two sons, Jack of Sliennan, Texas, and Phillip of Minneapolis. “MERCI” EXHIBIT WILL BE SHOWN IN JOURNAL WINDOW The French “ mercl" display will be shown in Nyssa next week in the window of the Gate C ity Jour nal office. When it will arrive here has not been learned. Eddte Taylor reported at a meet ing of the Nyssa dhamber o f com merce Wednesday noon that toe display consists of vases, pottery, hairbrushes made by French nuns and letters of appreciation from French school children. The display is part o f the ex hibit sent to the United States on tihe "m ercl train" from France. It was sent from the area in France that received the Malheur county^contributions to toe "friend- .•hip train", which carried food clothing to the French people. History Class Planned— The department o f state-wide classes of toe state system o f high er education will give a course in Natural History of Oregon in On tario, beginning Wednesday and Thursday evenings. April 20 and 21. The course, carrying three credit«, will continue twice a week fo r a total of five weeks. Dr. Ruth Hop- son of the state staff will teach toe class. Here F'rom Pocatello— Mrs. Shirley W hittle and daugh ter of Pocatello have spent toe past week visiting Mrs. W hittle’s fath er, Dr. C. M. Tyler.
