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The NYSSA VOLUME X X X X IV NO. 30 Canning Factory Likely To Open About Aug. 15 1000 Acres O f Corn Is Under Contract; Quality Good The 1949 operations campaign of the Nyssa plant o f the Idaho Can ning company is expected to be started between August 12 and 15. The Payette campaign w ill prob ably be started next Wednesday and the Nyssa operations by the 15th. Fred Moss, who Is in charge of the two plants is in California, hut employes said "that's the way it looks now." With 1600 acres under contract, the company is expected to harv est more corn than last year. The quality o f the corn is reported to be good. The company has beautified the Nyssa property by landscaping the grounds around the office and all of the land south of the factory building. Th e company has plant ed grass over the entire area ex cept for space needed for parking and drive-ways and has planted many trees and shrubs. The sprinkling system is similar to the modern irrigation sprinklers used on farms. ARDIS G. ELLIBEE OF PARMA DIES IN PORTLAND HOSPITAL Ardis Gai Ellibee, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeR oy T. Ellibee of Parma, died in the Doernbecker hospital in Portland Tuesday morn ing after an illness extending over a period o f one and one-half years. She was taken to Portland July 22. Funeral services will be con ducted by Bishop LaM ont Hansen Saturday at 2 p. m. in the Com munity church In Parma. Inter ment will be In the Parma ceme tery, with the Nyssa Funeral home in charge. Ardis was bom in July, 1941 in Ontario. Besides her parents, fo r mer Nyssa residents, she is sur vived by the following brothers sister', Gary. D ale,and J e n nie and Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Elli bee, all o f Parma; Mrs. Bob Brown, Berle Draper and Grace Draper, all of Portland; Mrs. Jim Andrews of Bremerton, Washington, Mrs. A1 Kaam p of Sacramento, Bill Ellibee of Rupert, Idaho, Wayne Draper and Vern Ellibee of the United States navy, San Diego, and Mrs. H. M. Johnson of Nyssa. Softball Season Is Nearing End The Adrian Lions opened last Thursday night’s tripleheader with a convincing 19 to 3 triumph over the winless Western Corrugator company softball team on the high school field. Ronald Lane and Maurice Judd sparked the winners' attack with three hits each. Worder hit for the circuit for the winners and Jerry Bellon and Schell hit doubles for the losers. The second contest, featuring the undefeated teams o f the league, probably decided the second half championship. In a tight pitch ing duel, Tobler's Feed and Fuel edged out the M. I. A. 3 to 0. Tom my Holman held the M. I. A. team to three hits to earn a shut out. Bill Be us and Lloyd l^w is limited Tobler's to only five hits in taking the loss. Tobler's scored one run in the third on Mark Hart ley's single, an infield error and Tom Moore’s single. Tobler’s ad ded two more in the fifth on Ron Bmlih’s double. Gene Bellon reaching first on an error and Bob Church's single. In the final game, Ontario Tractor company defeated the Arrow company of Ontario 14 to 8 Bob Wilder, Don Moss and Elmer Jacques hit home runs for the winners. The M I. A. won by a forfeit over the Adrian Lions when the Lions failed to appear fo r Monday evening's twilight game. Games to be played Thursday night, August 4 will feature W ag goner Motor company against Tobler's at 7 o'clock; Western Cor rugator company versus Ontario Tractor company at 8:20 and M. I. A. versus an outside team at 9:40. I f the Tobler team defeats the Waggoner nine tonight It will have won the first and second half championship of the city league, sponsored by the Nyssa Lions club. Tobler's will then represent Nyssa in district play-offs to be an nounced later. Here From Omaha— Mrs Robert Belk and children of Omaha are visiting at the home of Mrs. Be He's aunt. Mrs. John Murphy. T h ey expect to leave for home this week-end. Going To Canada— Judge Don M. Graham Justice of the peace, w ill leave August 9 for a 20 day trip Into Canada His office will be closed during his absence. J'H E NY SS A GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1949 stork again shows Riding Club And Grange Organize To Erect Hall HEELS 70 MODERN MAN’S AUTOMOBILE The stork has won another one of his proverbial races with modern man’s system of transportation. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dickey of Parma are the parents of a daugh ter, 7 ' pounds, 11 ounces, born at Incorporation Papers Signed; Hall Will Be 35 x 100 Feet 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon near the Parma-Nyssa junction. Mrs. Diceky had gone to Ontario to visit her mother, Mrs. Waltei Taylor. While in Ontario, Mrs Dicky became ill and her mother started with her for the Caldwell hospital. The baby girl was born before they reached the Parma junction. Mrs. Taylor phoned to a local doctor and Mrs. Dicky and baby were taken to the Nyssa Nursing home, where both are in good condition. Grand Prize Won By Mrs. Leavitt Mrs. Golden Leavitt of Nyssa won the Kelvinator deep freeze given away last Saturday after noon by the Nyssa chamber of commerce as its grand prize in the sales promotion campaign conduct ed over a period of three weeks. The nine-foot deep freeze regul arly retails at $339.95. In addition to th e deep freeze, the chamber committee gave away other prizes A five-generation picture of the during the previous two Saturdays, Mary E. LyelLs family is shown as making a total in prizes of almost it was recently taken at a family $ 1000 . reunion held in Salt Lake City. An estimated 4000 persons wit Mrs. Lyells, a resident of Nyssa for nessed the drawing held in front of many years, was on a visit in Salt the First National bank. The win Lake City at the time. Four five ning ticket was pulled from the weeks she had been in Denver, wire barrel by Caroline Lundy and where she attended a reunion with the number was read by Fred Pehl- man, who was selected from the crowd for that purpose by the master o f ceremonies, Leon Burt. Before the drawing, the crowd was entertained with accordian selections by Reed R ay of Nyssa. Chamber of commerce members The Nyssa baseball team defeated indicated at the weekly luncheon the Ontario Japanese-American Wednesday that they were well league nine on the Nyssa field pleased with the sales promotion conducted under the supervision of July 29 by a score of 5 to 3. a committee headed by Hamilton H ie Sackers took an early lead Chadderdon. and were never headed. In the sec ond Inning, after Pounds had at GRANGE DISCUSSES tempted to steal third and was COUNTY FAIR BOOTH thrown out, Steinke singled, Mc- Cullum drew a walk and Syme A committee to arrange an O re went to first on an error on the gon T ra il Grange booth at the Malheur County fair was announ shortstop, that also allowed Steinke ced at the last meeting o f the to score. McCullum stole third base and went home on a wild pitch, Grange. Members of the planning com making the score 2 to 0. In the fifth frame, Hendricks mittee are Mrs. Bud Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Winter, Mr. and went to first on a single and Mrs. Harlan Diven and M r. and Pyne followed suit, to score Hend ricks. On the next two plays Pyne Mrs. W illis Bertram, A rather lengthy discussion was reached third and stole home. In the sixth inning, McCullum held on the Brannan farm pro duction control plan and support reached first on an error and made prices. State deputy and Mrs. the circuit on an infield grounder Lanze attended the meeting. R e by Hendricks, a balk and a passed freshments were served by Mr. and ball. Ontario scored one run In the Mrs. Harold Sisson and Mr. and fifth and two In the sixth inning. Mrs. Runcorn. Syme struck out 15 men. A t the next regular meeting Ice H ie Nyssa players were Hend cream and cookies will be furnldt- ricks, 3b: Pyne, ss; Glover, rf; ed by the Grange. More than 60 Grangers attended Metis, cf; Short, lb; Pounds 2b; the Grange picnic held In the Steinke, If; McCullum, c; Syme, p; and Moore and Chadwick, sub Nyssa park last Sunday. stitutes. Nyssa w ill play Payette here JERSEY CLUB TO Friday night, starting the last round o f the season. GIVE AW AY CALF The Owyhee Riding club and the Oregon T ra il Grange have com pleted incorporation of an organ ization formed for the purpose of erecting a hall at the riding club's rodeo grounds at Nyssa. Committees of the two organiz ations signed the papers in the ot- flce of Attorney Harold Henigson Tuesday, Members of the organiz ation committee are Harland Diven, A. P. Goodell and George Cleaver representing the Grange and Loyd Adams, Chet Sage and Neil Dim- mick o f the riding club. The president of the riding club, Roy Holmes, and the master of the Grange, Frank Shirwood, are ex- officio members of the committee. O fficers of the organization will be elected at their first meeting. Each director w ill be elected for one year. H ie committee Announced W ed nesday that the hall will be erect ed Just east o f the main entrance to the grounds and north o f the grandstand. The block building will be 35 by 100 feet. It will contain a dance her two sisters. Mrs. Lyells, 85 floor and kitchen. years old, is holding the baby, July Ann Hancock of Bountiful, Utah, 4-H CLUB PLANS 8 months old. Those standing (left FOR CAMP READY to right! are Mrs. Marie Kirk land, 46; Mrs. Janeen Hancock, 29, Plans for the annual 4-H club and Mrs. Sylvia B. Palmer, 66, of camp at Payette lakes are com Boise. plete, according to E. M. Hauser, county extension agent. This event is scheduled fo r Aug ust 11 to IS inclusive, and all 4-H club members whose projects are complete or up to date are eli gible to attend. T h e camp w ill be held at the University o f Idaho Th e Savage brothers baseball forestry camp near McCall. T h e general program, Hauser team entered In the Knothole says, will include crafts work each league, conducted as a part o f the morning; recreation, games, and summer recreation program spon swimming each afternoon; and a sored by the school district and camp fire program each evening. Nearly 60 club members have al other organizations „ w / ki the cham ready registered fo r this year's pionship of the league last week camp. However, approximately 60 with seven wins and three losses. members can be accommodated Th e Nyssa theater team was with the facilities available, so any second with five victories and five 4-H members who would like to losses and Herriman’s nine was attend should send their appli third with three wins and seven cations in to E. M. Hauser im losses. mediately. Th e Eagles team won the Thum- !>er league championship with sev en victories and three defeats. EXHIBIT SPACE The firemen were second with 6-5 AT FAIR LIMITED and the Golden Rule third with Spaces for commercial exhibits three and eight. at the fair grounds are being stak Play in the league was com ed out this week, according to pleted last week, but a post-sea Nell Hoffman, fa ir board chairman. son double-header w ill be played Hoffman said that requests for Wednesday night o f next week, such space were coming into the starting at 7 p. m. on the high secretary's office now. He urged school field. The Thumpers will business firm s throughout the play three innings and the K not- county to make their requests for holers probably five innings. All- exhibit space to H arry Sandquist. star teams will participate. fair board secretary, soon to avoid T h e Nyssa Knotholers defeated possible disappointment since a- Caldwell last week on the Caldwell vallable commercial exhibit space field by a score o f 9 to 5 and lost Is limited. 2 to 1 in the second game of Health regulations as set up for the split bill. T h e week before, the 1949 M alheur county fair re they defeated the Nampa General quire that all cattle exhibited have Electrics 6 to 5. a health certificate showing that T h e recreation program, which they are free from B ang’s disease has (been In charge at Howard and tuberculosis. Lovejoy and Miss Clarice Nothels Nell Hoffm an, chairman of the of the Nyssa school faculty, will fair board, pointed out this week be concluded August 12. In addit that exhibitors planning to enter ion to baseball, they are giving in breeding cattle over six months of struction in tennis, croquet, golf age should make plans to have and tumbling as well as other these animals tested as soon as games and activities. possible. Professor F. B. Wolberg o f O re gon State College will judge the FARM DAUGHTERS dairy show at the 40th annual M al WIN INITIAL HALF heur County fair. Nyssa Defeats Baseball Boys Ontario Nisei Complete Play The Malheur County Jersey club, meeting Wednesday night of last week at Vale, outlined plans for giving away a registered Jersey calf to be awarded at the close of (he Malheur County fa ir to the boy or girl with the outstanding 4-H dairy project during the year. The club also made plans for Jersey exhibits In the open dairy division at the fair • and for a Jersey booth to be set up in the agriculture exhibits hall. Lewis Johnson, vice president, presided over the meeting In the absence of President Rosel Hunter. DANGEROUS WELL FILLED BY CITY A dangerous well that apparently was dug many years ago was dis covered and immediately filled north o f the state highway stock pile o f rock in the northern part of Nyssa this week. The well, covered with an old tub, was lined with 50 gallon oil drums City Manager E. K . Bur ton, who ordered the well filled with gravel, said the surface of the water was about 10 feet from the top of the well. Children play ing around the well could easily remove the tub used for a lid. NYSSA BOATS ENTER RACES AT W ALLOW A Nyssa boatmen dominated the boat regatta held on Wallowa lake last Sunday in connection with celebration of Chief Joseph days. W ith only two other boats en tered, Nyssa 'boatmen won all of the prizes as follows: Inboard, 100 horsepower and over—Howard By bee, first, and Ekien Yengensen, second: under 100 horsepower— Murle Marcum, first, and B. B. Uenkaemper, second; C service— Dale Garrison, first, and Sandy Patterson, second, and 33 horse power— Bob Webster o f Adrian, first, and Patterson, second. ED CASE ERECTS STORE ADDITION Ed Case is building an addition to his furniture store, the Furn iture Bargain Center, on highway 20 north of the "Y ". The addition, 20 feet by 40 feet, will be used as a linoleum display room and apartment. The $2000 addition will be of frame and stucco construction. Oklahoman Visits— Mrs. M arjorie W right o f Okla homa C ity spent the last week-end Leave On Trip — Mr and Mrs Harold Henigson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl and children left Wednesday on a Roth. She was en route home from trip into California. T hey will Alaska, where she had been vis stop at Crater lake, Seaside, the iting. Redwood forest In California and Portland, before returning home Visit Parent*— Mr. and Mrs. Art Foss o f Puyal in about 10 days. lup, Washington visited the first of this week at the home o f Mrs T o Utah— _ Mr* Alton Roy and daughter. Poes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Jaqueline, who have been visiting Zamora o f Adrian. Mrs. Foss, the at the Ira Ure home, left last former Aurora Zamora, Is on the Thursday for Utah to viatt in nursing staff of the Puallup hos pital. Ogden and Salt Lake City. SOFTBALL PENNANT T h e Farmers Daughters won the first half Championship in the girls city softball league Monday night by defeating Curry's Produce 2t to 6. In the other end at the double header the Satinettes de feated the Nyssaettes 24 to 4. O nly one game remains to be played in the first half. The game between the Nyssa Dentists and Curry's will have little effect on the present standings. The second half of league play will be started Monday night. Spcc- tactors are expected to see some fast competition in the first game between the Farmers Daughters and Nyssaettes, starting at 7:30. The second game will feature the Nyssa Dentists and Satinettes. BERT SPARKS, 8, OF NYSSA SUCCUMBS Howard Bert Sparks, 8, died lit St. "Alphonse hospital In Boise Wednesday night. An autopsy was to have been performed this morn ing to determine the cause of death. Howard was a son of Howard Sparks, who is employed on the Ira Ure farm. He was born In Nyssa March 17. 1941. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in the L. D. 8. chapel. Interment will be In the Nyssa cemetery, with the Nyssa Funeral home In charge. Banquet Postponed— The charter banquet o f the Nyssa Toastmasters club, scheduled for August 6, has been postponed Leave On Vacation— Rev and Mrs. Donald Campbell to the first part o f September. and daughter, and M r and Mrs. It was to have been held in the Redfield of Preston. Idaho, who Ranch club near New Plymouth. have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, left Sunday for a two Attend Boat Bar. M r and Mrs. Dale Oarrtaon, Mr. weeks vacation trip into Idaho and and Mrs. Bob Thompson and Mrs Wyoming. Herbert Fisher attended the Joseph Day celebration at Joseph last To Visit In Idaho— Mrs. Joe Maughan and Mrs. week-end. and on Sunday attended Louise McGovern will leave this the boat races at Wallowa lake week fo r a visit in Boise, Pocatello Go To Washington— and Lava Hot Springs. Bud snd M arlon OSburn and Billy Coleman left Sunday for Mother III— Mrs. E. H. Fleshman has received Quincy, Washington. T h e Onbum word that her mother. Mrs M ary brothers received word thst their C Coker of OoldSboro, North Car father had been thrown from a olina, is serlausly ill at her home j horse. SITUATION AS TO POSTOFFICE IN * NYSSA EXPLAINED T h e post office situation so far as it concerns Nyssa was explained in a letter by Congressman Lowell Stockman to E. L. Jamison recently. T h e letter was read at a chamber of commerce luncheon Wednesday " I am glad to say that Nyssa is on the eligible list for a new fed eral building, the present figure being set at $168,000", Congress man Stockman said. "As perhaps you know, public law 105 has auth orized the expenditure of $40,000,- W0 for the selection o f sites and the planning of these structures. None at the money is for construc tion purposes, however, and the funds are not as yet appropriated, so that no active steps can be taken until an appropriation is passed. " I believe you may be fam iliar with the fact that each congress ional district is entitled to but one new federal building from a given allotment, and that the post office department decides, with the facts at its disposal, which town in each distcirt is considered to have the greatest need. It is my desire that each community on the iligible list for the second district of Oregon shall have full consideration of its claims, and I shall therefore be glad to assist Nyssa by seeing that any material on its qualifications is promptly brought to the atten tion of the post office department”. Vale Wins Dist. Baseball Title Th e Vale American Legion jun ior baseball team won the champ ionship of eastern Oregon and the right to participate in the state tournament to be held In Albany August 6, 7 and 8 by defeating The Dalles in two games last week end on the Vale diamond. M ilton Hickey of Ontario shut out the visitors 1 to 0 in the open ing game Saturday, striking out 13 batters and allowing only five hits. Vale made its winning run in the seventh inning when Dwight Dickey singled, advanced to second on an error and scored on Bowen’s double, the only extra-base hit of the game. Vale won the championship game by a larger margin, "scoring five runs while again shutting out the visitors. Vale made seven hits and one error and T h e Dalles made six errors and one hit. Patrick pitched the second shut out o f the series. Nyssa players In the games were Wilson, Bowen and Hale. LOCAL RIDERS TO APPEAR AT WEISER Several rodeo riders of this area are participating In the Weiser round-up events, which will start tonight and end Saturday. A purse o f $3000, plus entrance fees, is attracting riders from all over the west. T h e Welser show Is the only one held In the north west this week-end and Is draw ing an unprecedented number of contestants. The nearest shows this week-end are one in Montana and one in Colorado. T h e show starts at 8 o’clock each o f the three evenings with a mounted parade preceding It. MACHINlTsHOP TO BE RE-OPENED SOON C arl and Burt’s machine shop on First street, which was almost destroyed toy fire several days ago, will toe re-opened for business Mon day. W alter Freeman, who holds an Interest In the property, has been In charge of re-construction, which Included re-building part of the walls and construction of an entire ly new roof. New machinery and new parts for machinery that could be re paired are arriving here this week. Ostrom brothers, whose appliance store was damaged by the fire, have re-opened their store In the Heldt building on Third street. Leave For California— Mr. and Mrs. John Lane left last week fo r Las Angeles to visit relatives. To Montana— Joe Maughan left this week for Hall, Montana on a fishing trip. He will be gone about JO days. Youth Sought— Police officers are still looking for three Mexican youths who are wanted in Nyssa on a statutory charge in connection with the al leged ravishing o f two Mexican girls. T h e youths were to have taken the girls to a farm to work in th e . fields In place of a man who had customarily been taking them to work, but Instead drove Into the hills. Th e men are alleged to have threatened the girls with knives. Nyssa Chamber Members Attend Nu-Acres Dinner Program O f M u s i c a l Numbers And Talks Is Given Expressions of goodwill were ex tended across the dinner table by rural folk and city residents at a banquet attended by a large num ber of Nu-Acres and Nyssa resi dents in the Nu-Acres community hall last Thursday night. The proceeds o f the dinner, served toy the women of Nu-Acres, will be used to help pay for a tange in the hall kitchen. Following a fried chicken dinner, the program was opened by Fred Bracken, president of the Nyssa chamber of Commerce, with In troduction of the toastmaster. W il ton C. Jackson, who presented Dr. J. J. Sarazin, pioneer physician of the Nyssa area; Clyde Snider, pres ident of the Toastmasters club: Ernest Wilson, pioneer Nyssa m er chant, and Cecil Evans, one of the first settlers on the Black Can yon project. The Introductions were followed by the invocation given by Rev. Sherwln Schmidt, new pastor o f the Faith Lutheran church. . Hugh J. Tobler sang two tenor solos, “Just A Wearyln' For Y ou " and "Look For Th e Silver Lining", accompanied by Mrs. Carlos Buch ner. Accompanied by Miss Mary Lou Schenk, Miss June Savage .sang two soprano numbers, "Som e thing T o Remember You B y" and "F ar Away Places”. Frank Nebalek, master o f the Nu-Acres Orange introduced the women who served the meal and thanked the Nyssa chamber of commerce for making the meeting possible. He said " I think It Is a good thing for us to have an op portunity to get better acquainted with the merchants in town." John Palm er of the Western Cor rugator company o f Nyssa who started his business on the Idaho side at the Snake river, said "when I came to Nu-Acres nine years ago all was sagebrush and there was no water and no electricity. It all goes to show what a tre mendous effo rt you people have made here. I know this commun ity was built by hard work. It shows the people are willing to sacrifice to benefit their commun ity. W e are building a community together; we know If the need ever comes again, we can depend on you. We are open to suggestions and are anxious for Improvements.” R. G. Larson o f Nyssa, district manager of the Amalgamated Sug ar company and a member o f the board of directors of the Malheur Memorial Hospital association, ex plained the financial position of the hospital association, which has filed an application for federal aid in the amount of $37,000. I f the association does receive the $37,000 from the government, It will still need to collect approx imately $56,000 In pledges and raise another $40,000 to finish the build ing, equip It and pay operating expenses for two years. Mr. Larson explained that there has been no waste of money, but that building costs have Increased since the hospital was started. He said 'M ayb e It is a good thing the situation Is as it Is; maybe we will realize the need for greater e ffo rt” . George C. Henneman, chairman of the Nyssa city council, discussed the chamber of commerce and city affairs. He pointed out that the chamber has legislative, new bus iness, publicity, industrial develop ment and hospital committees in addition to many temporary com mittees. Mr. Henneman Invited the public to use the city park, which he e x plained. and added that "w e are also working for a swimming pool. W e are also working to get a city band”. "Y ou have been of great assist ance to us and we want to work with you” , Mr. Henneman said. "W e want you to call on us any time fo r our help". Miss M ary Lou Schenk of Nyssa played a piano solo, “ March of the Dwarfs” and Reed R ay of Nyssa played three accord Ian sel ections, including "Lady o f Spain” and “ La Paloma". The toastmaster thanked the Nu-Acres group for the dinner. Attend Rodeo— Mr. and Mrs. R oy Holmes left early Saturday morning to spend the week-end with friends, Mr. and Mrs. W illiam De O r o ff of Wallowa. T hey planned to at tend the Joseph rodeo also. Joseph is the home area at Harley T uck er. who furnishes stock fo r the rodeo In which the N ez Pierce Indians participate. Drill Team To Practice— T h e Owyhee Riding club drill team will meet Wednesday. August 10 at 8 p. m. at the rodeo grounds to practice. To Visit In Utah— Mrs. C. H. Stephansen left this week fo r a vlalt In Utah. 8he To Warm Lake— Mr. and Mrs. John Schenk and accompanied Mr. Btephansen's father, who has been visiting here, fam ily left Tuesday to spend the week at W arm lake. back to Utah.
