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7ÄeNYSSA VOLUME XXXXIV NO. 34_______ "" THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON. Regis! ral ion At City To Vote High School 307 September 13 Total registration in the Nyssa high school is expected to reach On Bond Issue 307, according to Principal Dennis Large Library Ami Fire Department Planned For $ 1 7 ,0 0 0 The city of Nyssa will hold a special election September 13 on a proposal to issue 317,000 in bonds for construction of a city hall ad dition, to -provide more space for the fire department and library. If the bond issue is approved, the city will build a 19-foot addition of one story on the north of the present fire station and a second story on the entire building with a floor space of 33 by 30 feet. The ground floor addition will house the fire truck to be purchas ed by the Nyssa Rural Fire Pro tection district and will provide more working space in the remaind er of the fire station. By providing housing and firemen to run the rural truck, the city will be permit ted to use the rural truck when it is needed, but only as a supplement to the present city equipment. The library will have a space on the second floor of 14 by 30 feet, or about three times the floor space of the present library in the city hall. Between the library and the present city hall will be a space 18 by 30 feet, which will be used by firemen for meetings, dressing room and general activities. All of the three city polls will be opened in the city hall from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Raffle Tickets Sold At Dance Patch, who released the figures to day during registration of students. Twenty freshmen had registered early today, but 90 more were ex pected to register by this evening. Eighty-two freshmen registered last year. Fifty-one seniors registered Mon day, 67 juniors Tuesday, 72 soph omores Wednesday, and 20 fresh men up to 9 a. m. today, making a total of 200. The additional ex pected registrations will b rii^ the total to 307. Seventeen transfers had been registered up to this morning. The anticipated 307 is 47 more than the high enrollment of 260 last year. Those who have not registered up to today are asked to register before the opening of school, which will be Tuesday, September 6. The high school building will be open Saturday until noon and Monday afternoon. The schools will be open only half a day September 6. High school students will follow a short schedule, including the receiving jf assignments. A large crowd attending the free street dance held on Third street last Saturday night bought $120 worth of raffle tickets sold for the benefit of the Malheur Memorial hospital by the chamber of com merce raffle committee. With the addition of the ^3120. • ChaLmun Harry Miner of the raf fle committee, said his group has Just about enough money to pay for the automobile and other valuable prizes to be given away October 1 and has paid for all expenses in cident to the selling campaign. The total bill was approximately 32600. As a result, all of the money se cured hereafter on the sale of tick ets will be placed in the hospital funds. Committee members feel certain that sale of tickets during the last month of the campaign will be brisk. The prizes will be taken to Harry Sandquist, Malheur county the Malheur County fair in On tario this week-end and may be agriculture agent, told the members taken to the Snake River football of the Malheur County Pomona jamboree to be held September 9. Grange at their quarterly meeting at the Eldorado Grange hall last Saturday that "farmers are selling Funeral Is Held themselves short” by not informing the public as to the cost of produc For Mrs. Ellihee ing farm products. also told of advertis Of Nu-Aeres Area ing Sandquest done by small concerns. Pomona Master William Ross Bishop LaMont Hansen of the presided over the sessions, which L. D. S. church conducted funeral were attended by 75 persons. Sev services in the Parma community en persons received the fifth de church Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. gree obligation in the evening. Leo Ellibee of Nu-Acres, who died ■The members voted to ask the in Portland last Friday. telephone committee to contact the Arvel L. Child of Nyssa, president utilities commissioner to of the Weiser stake, and Henry public learn what can be done about the Zobell of Nyssa delivered talks. telephone situation. Interm ent was in the Parma cem rural Much discussion was held on the etery, with the Nyssa Funeral home state Orange meeting to be held in in charge. county in June. Caroline Harriet Draper was born Malheur Announcement was made th at an in American Falls July 6, 1917. She open meeting be held in Nyssa is survived by her husband, Leo; •felx small children; her mother and September 15. with Charles Baker stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy of Walla Walla speaking in favor Flllbee. all of Nyssa, and her father, of the proposed Columbia valley Reuben S. Draper of Kimberly, administration. The Willow Creek Orange fur Idaho. nished the program, consisting of group singing, two skits and a read Baker To Speak ing. Sanriquist Gives Grangers Talk In Favor Of CVA Charles Baker of Walla Walla will speak in favor of the proposed Col umbia valley administration a t a meeting to be held in the high school auditorium Thursday night, September 15 at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be sponsored by the Oregon Trail Grange and the Nyssa chamber of commerce. The two groups will secure the services of a man to speak in opposition to the CVA at a later date. Finger Severed— Miss Evaleen Towne received a painful injury Monday morning when the end of her finger was sev ered by a cutting machine at the Idaho Canning company plant where she was employed. The in jury occurred on the index finger of her right hand. Return From Canadian T r i p - Judge and Mrs. Don Oraham re turned to Nyssa Saturday, after completing a 4000 mile trip into Canada, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brodie Oray of Wlnnepeg. Mrs. Oraham and Mrs. Oray are sisters. They were honor guests upon their a r rival at a party given by a group of Scottish friends, one of whom played the bagpipes, dressed in a native Scottosh kilt costume. They were also guests at another party given at the Marlborough hotel. Mr. and Mrs Oraham made interesting trips to the parliament buildings, the Royal Canadian mounted police barracks and to Wlnnepeg lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Oraham were ac companied home by Mrs Oray. who has recently recovered from a suc cessful operation performed to save her eyesight. Mrs Oray will visit in Nyssa before going to Alberta to visit her daughter. Goes To Chicago— H R Sherwood left Tuesday for Chicago, where he was called be Enrolls In School— Miss Dorothy Oodsey of Union cause of the serious illness of his rolled this week for training In sister. the Nampa Business college She is taking a secretarial course. Visit In Portland— Mrs Bd Case and daughter. Undergoes Operation— Brasilia, are visiting in Portland. Mrs Harriet Harris returned While in Portland they will spend sometime at Sunset beach. They home Wednesday from the Holy were accompanied to Portland by Rosary hospital in Ontario, where Mrs Carl Hansen, who wlM visit she underwent a ma(or operation last Friday. her daughter. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1949 TWO SECTIONS—TEN PAGES Max Lutz Packing Shed And All Contents Destroyed By Fire With Loss Of $80,000 Potato Harvest In Ny ssa Area Is Nearing End Shipment Of Beans And Onions Started; Onion Market Good These “farm’’ girls stopped irrigating a field of Malheur county’s famous corn long enough to be photographed for a backdrop which will decorate the Malheur county exhibit at the Oregon state fair in Salem September 5 to 11. Back row, left to right, Donna Trabert, Nyasa, Shirley Horner, Ontario, Leona Keller, Ontario and Donna Bray, On tario. Kneeling in front left, Mildred Loe, Ontario, and LaKue Franklin of Nyssa. Co. Grand Jurors 300 Eagles Will Indict Mexicans Attend District Emer Trujillo and Santos De Six Lettermen La Cruz, a pair of Mexicans charg Gathering Here Back In Suits ed with assault with a dangerous Coach Howard Lovejoy said Wed nesday that he has six lettermen from the 1948 squad back in uni form, with a plentiful crowd of good 1948 U squad players prac ticing daily in preparation for the opening of the football season of the Nyssa high school. Because of the heat and work schedules, the boys, sometimes tot aling 50, are working out from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 6 to 8 p. m. Coach Lovejoy said the squad, about average weight, has "lots of enthusiasm” and gives prospects of being a nice group with which to work. The returning lettermen are Floyd Hale. Ronald Lowe. R. Glenn, Erwin Bush, Leo Long and Dick Pounds. The Snake river valley Jamboree to be held in Ontario September 9 will mark the first encounter of the Bulldogs this season. The Bull dogs’ first regular game will be played under the lights on the Nyssa field September 10 with Ad rian. JOURNAL weapon on a group of Nyssa bus Nyssa Officers To Con iness and professional men, were duct Initiation For indicted by a county grand jury 2 5 Candidates in Vale Wednesday. The Mexicans, held In the coun Approximately 300 persons are ty Jail, were arraigned Wednesday and were expected to enter pleas expected to attend a zone meeting today in circuit court to the ass of the Eagles lodge In Nyssa Sep ault charge. tember II, with delegates here from Charles Thompson, a negro nine cities and towns lying east of charged with assault with a dan Hood River. gerous weapon at the Nyssa labor The newly-organized ladies aux camp, was released by the grand l iliary of the Nyssa Eagles lodge will Jury, which returned a not true be instituted at 9 a. m Sunday, bill in his case. In both of the with T. T. Turner of Portland, state Nyssa cases, the men were charg Eagles organizer, in charge. ed with using knives. The women of the Nyssa group In addition to the Nyssa Mex will serve luiwh a t noon in the hall. icans, true bills were returned ag A parade, sta rtin g 'at 1:15 on Main ainst three other men. street, will be followed by an Eagles William M. Vincent was charged business session at 2 o’clock. The with obtaining money under false session will be opened by Bernard pretenses. He entered a plea of Frost, president of the Nyssa aerie. guilty Wednesday, tout passing of A class of 25 candidates will be sentence was postponed. The case initiated by the Nyssa officers, with involved the alleged passing of L. C. Hawes of La Grande, zone worthless checks. director, following with a talk. Af Bob Aeree, alias Books, charged ter a musical number, roll call of with forgery, entered a plea of district and zone officers and areies guilty at his arraignment in cir will be held and reports of district cuit court Wednesday. will be given. Rex Steele, charged with larceny directors The principal speaker at the af In a store, also pleaded guilty. Passing of sentence on Acree ternoon session will be Harvey and Steele was postponed by Cir Moore of Nampa. A dance will be held Saturday cuit Judge M. A. Biggs pending further investigation of their rec night for the lodge and auxiliary. ords. District Attorney Charles W. Swan Ollie M. Coleman, said probably the only case that will be tried is the case of the Former Resident two Nyssa Mexicans. Of Nyssa Passes In addition to the true bills, the William Coleman of Nyssa re grand Jury returned three not true bills, including the one returned ceived word this week of the death of his brother, Ollie Mackey Cole in the case of Thompson. man, 62, of Ottawa, Kansas, who died August 24, X-Ray Mobile Unit Mr. Coleman, who died as the re of a heart ailment after 11 Coming To Nyssa sult weeks of illness, was born November 1886 in Browlngton, Missouri. Volunteer workers last week com 30. engaged in the livery business pleted a survey of residents of He Nyssa with his brother and also Nyssa in order to make appoint In farmed in this community during ments for the X-ray modile unit the time he lived here from 1915 th at will be in Nyssa September 16 to 1927. Mr. Coleman, veteran of and 19th. world war I. was married April 8, Rev. Don Maxfield, local chair 1919 In Fort Smith, Arkansas to man. said th at although everyone Marie Moody, who died In Ontario. living in Nyssa had not been reach Oregon In 1927. ed, a good percentage of the local Following his wife’s death, Mr. residents had been signed up for Coleman moved to California and chest X-ray appointments. Rev. then to Ottawa, Kansas, where he Maxfield emphasized th at those spent the last four years of his who were not reached for appoint life. Surviving besides his brother, ments. and those living in the rural are one sister, a daughter, Mrs. areas would be able to have x-rays Erich Ritcher of Hollywood, three when the unit comes to Nyssa. sons, William and Oene of Ottawa The volunteer workers expressed and C. M. Coleman of Burbank, their appreciation of the response California and one granddaughter. from the public in making appoint Funeral services were held Fri ments that will facilitate the work day, August 26 in Ottawa. of the X-ray unit. The x-ray mo bile unit is a service provided by the Malheur County Tuberculosis Feeder Sheep Are and Health association and the Arriving In Nyssa state association in the efforts to stamp out tuberculosis. Feeder sheep have started a r Rev. Maxfield expressed his ap preciation of the community service riving in Nyssa for the annual “ln- performed by the group of volunteer transit” feeding operations, railroad workers. Those volunteering their officials stated Wednesday. Twenty carloads, or approximate services were Mrs. William Schire- man. Mrs. Burnall Brown. Mrs. ly 5000 sheep, have been sent to Alice Hill, Mrs Black. Mrs. La Varr Nyssa for feeding. They will be Hawkins, Mrs. Roy Bibby, Mrs. fattened and then sent to market. John Stafford. Mrs. Henry Storm. Most of them came from Baker Mrs. E. A. McKimmey, Mrs. Irl and Wallowa counties in Oregon Nolan, Mrs. Jesse Rigney, Mrs Joe and Adams county in Idaho. Feed Bellon. Mrs. Pruyn, Mrs. C. W ers will be arriving here for the Grunke, Mrs. Jamison. Mrs. Carlos next six or eight weeks. Buchner, Mrs. Don Maxfield. Mrs. Attend Pioneer Picnic— Walter Brewer, Mrs. Ward Tyier. Among those from Nyssa attend Miss Charlotte Hoashl, Mrs. Frel) ing the annua! pioneer picnic held Blair. Mrs. Kenneth Cottle. Mrs. In Vale last Friday were Mr and Dale Oarrlson, Mrs. Olllinskog. Mrs Mrs. H R. fiherwood, Mrs. C. W. Flippance, Mrs. Bennet. Mrs. H E. Reberger, Mrs J. C Beam. Louis Collins. Mrs. Tom Burnlngham, and DeBord and Mrs. Vernena Beam. Mrs. Chet Mosier. Returns From T r ip - Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Sarazln and Mexicans Cut— Jesse Pena was badly cut on the son, David, have returned from a arm and hand Sunday night in a trip to San Francisco. Miss Marg fight described by police Chief Or aret Sarazin who has completed ville Maze as a Mexican brawl her training as medical technician Two other Mexicans were hurt in at the University of California, re the fracas. The man doing most of turned with them to Nyssa to spend the cutting escaped in the crowd a month's vacation with her par attracted by the fight. ents. A , very successful potato harvest will be completed In the Nyssa area within the next several days, with prospects that the shipments for the season will amount to more than 2000 carloads. Most of the Nyssa shippers will complete their runs on potatoes next week, but one shipper will con tinue operations during the follow ing week. The potato season is ending on a strong market. Up to and including August 30. the Union Pacific railroad company had shipped from Nyssa 1192 cars of potatoes this month and 495 last month, making a total of 1687 for the season, according to figures re leased by Agent Thomas O. Jones. With the onion market looking good, shipment of onions was sta rt ed this week on a small scale. Nyssa had shipped 18 cars of onions up to Wednesday. Nyssa shipped 483 cars of onions last season and is expected to ship more this sea ¿on. An increase in the shipment of dry beans is in prospect this year Nyssa shipped 18 cars of beans last year, but the total Is expected to reach 50 or 60 this season. Harvesting of fall lettuce will be started about September 25. ship pers said. At the present time the market is strong and the quality of the local lettuce is good. Firemen Fight Flames 7 New Restrictions On Barking Drawn Hours; Lause Of Fire Not Determined City employes are erecting park ing restriction signs on Main street for the control of parking around the post office and on certain parts of Main street. According to a new city ordin ance, one hour parking will be per mitted on Main street from the post office to Third street and 10 min ute parking around the post office, both in front and on the side, or a total of seven parking spaces. Officers will start enforcing the parking ordinance as soon os the signs are erected. Prior to passage of the new ord inance, two-hour parking was per mitted on Main street. Farmers Secure Softball Title The Farmers Daughters won the championship of the girls city softball league by defeating the runner-up Satinettes in two games this week. The Farmers Daughters defeated the Satinettes Monday night by a score of 24 to 9 and again Tuesday night by a score of 12 to 5. In Monday night's game the Farmers led throughout the con test. but in the fourth inning the Satinettes staged a rally to climb within one run of the leaders, 9 to 8 . The batteries during the two nights were Pam Mayeda and Ida Findley, pitchers and MarJ Mit chell and Virginia Cleaver, catch ers for the Farmers Daughters, and Virginia Cecl and Esma Pierson, pitchers and Myrtle Batholoma, catcher, for the Satinettes. The Farmers Daughters won the first half and the Satinettes the second half of the schedule, giving them the right to play in the finals. The Farmers Daughters, sponsor R. O. Larson of Nyssa, district ed by the Oregon Trail Orange, manager of the Amalgamated Sug were coached by Oeorge Cleaver ar company, told members of the and Willis Bertram. Nyssa chamber of commerce Wed nesday noon at their weekly lunch eon that harvesting of beets will James R. Chaney, be started October 3 and operat Former ReHulent ion of the factory at Nyssa will be started the next day. Of Big Bend, Dies The reduction in acreage this year from the record acreages of Funeral services were held Tues the last two years will be some day at 2:30 in the Peckham-Daken what offset by an Increase in yields. chapel in Caldwell for James R. However, the campaign at the fac Chaney of Nyssa, who died at his tory will drop from 155 days to a home last Friday morning. Inter run of 120 days this year. ment was In the Caldwell cemetery. Farmers and sugar company of Born December 29, 1869 In Bige ficials are reported to be well sa t low, Missouri, Mr. Chaney engaged isfied with the quality and pros in farming in the Big Bend dis pective yields of beets this year. trict for many years before retiring With the Nyssa labor camp well and moving to Nyssa four years ago. filled with transient workers and Survivors are his widow, Anna of with other workers available, Mr. Nyasa; a son, Horace Chaney of Larson believes that there Is ample Big Bend and several grandchild labor in the area to handle the ren. beet crop, especially In view of the increase in the mechanization of the harvest, which may reduce Grunge Planning hand harvesting to 10 or 15 per Tri-County Picnic cent this year. A report on a proposed tri-coun- ty picnic was given at the regular Photo Contea! meeting of the Oregon Trail Orange Winner« Revealed Tuesday night. Loyd Adams of Oregon Trail was elected to repre The final winners In the person sent Malheur county on the board ality contest sponsored by the Evans of the picnic organization. studio and Nyssa merchants were Prank P arr gave a legislative re announced this week by Thomas port and Mrs. Parr showed the out line for the Oregon Trail Orange Evans. The winners chosen by Judges booth arranged for the Malheur from the camera club from those County fair, to be held this week winning in the weekly contests, end in Ontario. were Kay Ann Richards In the Oeorge Cleaver and Loyd Adams one to six year group; Linda Louise told of the progress made on the Moncur, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Orange-riding club hall. Mark Moncur, in the 6 to 12 year Mr. and Mrs. Dave Beers and Mrs. group, and Marva Daly, daughter of Merrick and Pete served refresh Mr. and Mrs. John Daly, in the teen ments. age groups. These winners will re A watermelon “feed” will be held ceive prizes of merchandise valued at the next Orange meeting. up to 380, given by merchants spon Celebrates Anniversary— soring the contest. Members of the Weiser Btake In the fourth week the winners were Helen Louise Smith In the Sunday school board celebrated 11 first group, Shirley Schilling In the years of organization, with a home second group and Phyllis Cheldelln coming party held at Weiser Friday evening. Wllford Peterson of Nyssa In the third group. Winners in the fifth and final is the present superintendant. The week of the contest were Sherrll evening was spent in playing games Jean Robbins, Linda Moncur and and presenting a play relating the history of Sunday schools all over Marva Daly. the world. A booklet with favorite sayings was presented to each guest Nyssa Nursing Homr— Born to Mr and Mrs. E L. Mc- along with autographs of each Ice cream, cake Cready of Nyssa. August 25, a board member daughter weighing 8 pounds. 7 and melons were served. ounces; to Mr. and Mrs. John Weeks of Nyssa. August 28, a son. Return From East— Mr and Mrs Webb Pennie have weighing 7 pounds. 13 ounces; to Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Vertrees of returned from a two-months stay Nyssa. August 28. a son. weighing 6 In the east. They visited relatives pounds. 13 ounces and to Mr. and In Wisconsin and Missouri. Mrs. Edgar Davis of Nyssa. August 29. a daughter weighing 7 pounds, Dove Season Opens— Many Nyssa nlmrods left early 12 ounces, this morning for the rural area to hunt mourning doves, which be Here From Caldwell— Mrs Catherine Reberger of Cald came legal game today Shooting well spent the week-end at the hours are from one-half hour be home of Mrs. O. E. Dorman Mrs. fore sunrise to sunset. Quns must Reberger and Mrs. Dorman spent be plugged to hold not more than Saturday evening with Mrs. Ray, three shells In the magazine and chamber. The bag limit is 10 birds Mrs Myers and Mrs. Marshall. Sügar Campaign To Start Oct. 4 The Max Lutz packing shed, equipment and other property lo cated on the Homedale railroad branch near the end of south Sec ond street In Nyssa were totally destroyed by fire early this m orn ing. Firemen, called at a.TO, found half of the ILutz building In flames when they arrived on the scene. They said the fire apparently sta rt ed on the west end of the building and spread rapidly east toward the new section of the structure, which was built about two years ago. The destroyed property is bel ieved to have Included a consider able quantity of lettuce crates, four or five carloads of potatoes and sacks. Estiates of the loss ran as high as $80,000, mostly covered by In surance. Officials of the company were not available this morning for comment as to whether a new shed will be built. H ie company was reported to have expected a run of two more weeks on pota toes. The concern, one of the largest local shippers of onions, would soon have been In the onion harvest. The only thing saved at the shed was the cull chute, from which cull potatoes were loaded. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. A crew of men were reported sleeping In the basement under the east end of the building, but escaped without injury. A Union Pacific switching crew, called to save four box cars spott ed for today’s loadings at the shed, moved the cars before they were damaged. The heat of the flames shooting high Into the air was so intense th at power poles 200 feet away were «torched. Firemen, spending more than seven hours on the fire, were still pouring water onto the burning embers at 9 o’clock. Malheur Fair Opening Today Saturday, September 3 has been designated as Nyssa day a t the Malheur County fair, to be held this week-end In Ontario. In response to the recognition given to Nyssa. the Nyssa city band will play during the racing program Saturday night. The display of exhibits and the racing and rodeo programs will be somewhat divided this year. The fair exhibits will be shown from today until Saturday evening, when the exhibit buildings will be closed. During this time, a racing meet will be held each night. During the last two days. Sunday. September 4 and Monday, September 5, a com bination racing and rodeo program will be given each afternoon. An unusually fine array of live stock and farm produce exhibits have been arranged for the fair. Reception is set For Nyssa Faculty The annual reception for the teachers of Nyssa schools sponsored by the P. T. A. will be held at the high school Thursday. September 8 at 8 p. m. Arrangements are being made by Mrs. Carlos Buchner, hos pitality chairman, and Mrs. Oeorge Sallee, program chairman. All par ents of grade and high school stud ents are Invited to attend. Local Parent-Teacher association activities are developing for the coming year. Mrs. John Schenk, president, has called an executive meeting for this evening a t the grade school. Visit Son— James Norris flew to Walla Walla last Saturday to spend the week end with his son, Staff Sergeant John Norris, and his wife. Serg eant Norris had Just returned from Oermany, where he participated In the Berlin alr-llft. SCOUT TROOP MEETS Members of Olrl Scout troop No. 5 met Tuesday afternoon at the home of the leader, Mrs. Orant Rinehart. The members trans planted Ice plants Into Individual pots. The plants had been con tributed by Mrs. Robert Toombs. Questions pertaining to badges for first aid, homemaking, music and dancing were discussed, and a col lection of leaves was shown by Chert Toombs and Sharon W hitak er. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Rinehart and Marylyn W hit aker. CHURCH WOMEN MEET The members of the two groups of the women's council of the Christian church met last week at the homes of Mrs. John Stafford and Mrs. Richard Mason The groups worked on their projects for the year.
