Nyssa gate city journal., November 10, 1949, Image 1

77>eNYSSA
VOLUME XXXXIV
NO. 44
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1949
1192 Residents
See Hospital On
Inspection Day
G ty Will Gain
Ownership Of U.
S. Housing Unii
Construction D e t a i l s
Given Persons View-
in«; Building
Government To Relin­
quish Property; City
Bond Bids Asked
The tremendous interest in the
construction progress of the Mal­
heur Memorial hospital was dem­
onstrated Sunday by the 1192 resi­
dents of this section of eastern Ore­
gon and western Idaho, who inspect­
ed the building between the hours of
2 to 4 o’clock.
Sunday was "Inspect Your Hos­
pital day," sponsored by-the chamb­
er of commerce, churches and civic
organizations of the Nyssa area. All
details in regard to the hospital and
its construction were given by 25
guides stationed in different sec­
tions. Door prizes with a total of
$400 were given by 57 merchants
and professional men. The Nyssa
municipal band, under the direction
of Leon Burt, furnished music for
the occasion. The Malheur Mem­
orial Hospital auxiliary in charge of
Mrs. Ed Frost, president, served cof­
fee, cider aand doughnuts donated
by merchants and professional men.
Fred Bracken, president of the
Nyssa chamber of commerce, who
acted as general chairman for the
'In sp ect Your Hospital day” stated:
"T he amazing turnout of the people
shows they are greatly interested in
their hospital and want it financed
at an early date so that its doors
The above pictures show the crowd gathered at the I ward chapel, which will be finished soon. The pictures
will be open for their protection. Malheur Memorial hospital last Sunday to inspect the were taken by Thomas Evans of Nyssa. who snapped
Public appreciation should be given building, which is still under construction. The lower ! the aerial photograph from an airplane furnished
to all who served as chairman and section of the picture shows the new L. D. 8. second i by Gordon’s Air Service of Nyssa.
members of the various committees
that made this inspection such a
great success. We call special a t­
Form er Residents
tention to the service of the Nyssa
municipal band, ladies hospital aux­
Of This Section
iliary and officials and employees
Salvage Airplane
of the city of Nyssa. I t is impos­
A Jury of six men returned a
sible to name all who contributed
Fred Bracken has been elected
to a very successful event. The
Two former Nyssa men, Joe verdict of not guilty Wednesday af-
general
chairman
for
the
money-
people who attended the inspection
Wheeler and Dick Moorehead, re­ ■ ternoon in Judge Don M. G ra­
saw the results accomplished in a raising campaign for the equipment cently salvaged an airplane near ham's justice court in the case
very short time. Our appreciation and completion of the building of Fairbanks, Alaska that was crash of state of Oregon versus Edward
to all."
tthe Malheur Memorial hospital, ac­ landed last July by Bill Currington, Mahoney, charged with overload­
All were impressed with the size
20 miles out of Christian village with ing a single rear axle of a beet
cording
to an announcement made
and design of the hospital which
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Cook on board. truck.
_ v J
hospital authorities state is one of at the lampaign headquarters lo­ After the salvage operations, tht pvMembers M Che jury, Hamilton
the most modern, for its size, in cated at the city hall. The cam- ! plane was landed at Week's field.
veradderdon, Robert J . Talbot, Jr.,
the west.
A newspaper article taken from an i. m Moss, Arthur A. Rouse, Arvel
paign slogan will be “Open the
Among the many features pointed
Alaskan newspaper said “Wien (Avi­ Child and John Lackey, returned a
Doors
of
Our
Hospital.”
out by the guides were:
ation Company)
pilot-mechanics verdict in about 20 minutes.
Jacob* Fischer, president of the j Dick Moorehead and Joe Wheeler
The site—9 acres of level ground
Of the 14 drivers arrested by
which is ample for the future needs Malheur Memorial Hospital associ­ took the plane off the emergency state police officers and the stale
of the residents of this area. It ation, was elected chairman of the landing field after nearly six weeks highway department, only Mahoney
was selected by a committee headed
Fischer of repair work. The two had been was tried yesterday. At the time
by the late Frank T. Morgan, gen­ advance gift committee.
at the scene of the crash making of his arrest, he was working for
eral chairman of the campaign in | announced the appointment of the temporary repairs necessary to fly Lem Wilson, Jr .
1947. This committee found that managers for the four teams that the ship to Fairbanks.
The defense attorney, Clyde S n i­
this location best fulfilled all the will serve on the advance gifts com­
Jack Whaley of Wiens said that der of Nyssa, contended among
standards for a hospital site. It will mittee as follows: Team 1—Jacob everything from masking tape to other things that the Oregon laws
have city water and fire protection, Fischer, manager: team 2—Warren cardboard from cartons dropped to are discriminatory and constitute
and sewer connections and may be Farmer, manager; team 3—Eldon the men had been used to plug up class legislation in that section 115-
Ulmer, manager and team 4—B ern­ holes in the plane's fuselage.
zoned for “Hospital.”
390 as amended by chapter 303 and
The design of the building—One ; ard Frost, manager.
The short field, slugged out of section 115-387 as amended by
Volunteers
Wanted
story in height, permits additions to 1
the brush at the top of the mountain chapter 320 authorize persons to
meet the future demands. There is j The general chairman issued an several weeks ago in order to land transport logs, poles or piling over
no need for fire escapes or elevators. invitation to all men who are in supplies to the mechanics, served to the highways with an authorized
The doors to the patients’ rooms are a position to do so, to volunteer at get the damaged craft off the maximum single axle weight of
wide enough to wheel the patients, j once to serve as workers in the ground. Moorehead and Wheeler 19.QQ0 pounds and section 115-395,
pushed and tugged the ship up the O r e g o n qmnpiled laws annotated
in beds, out of the hospital in four forthcoming campaign.
Bracken stated: “I t is only once mountain to the field, with the mot­ fixes the maximum single axle
directions. The building, because of
its modern construction, material in a lifetime that each of us will or at full throttle.
weight of all other automotive ve­
and height, is regarded as fire-safe. have an opportunity to serve in a
"W ith two full beards and their hicles at 18,000 pounds.
No serious fire has been known in cause that means so much for the j stomachs full of all but four dozen
The defense further contended
a modern one-story hospital design­ protection of the lives and health of I of the 90 dozen eggs that were on that "a general law regulating the
ed like the Malheur Memorial hos­ our own families as well as of our I the plane when it crashed, the two maximum single axle weight of all
neighbors. I am certain that every were glad to be back in town«
pital.
veh^les operating on such highways
The design is not only fire-safe n\an who can possibly do so will
"Currington became lost on a for all purposes could have been
volunteer,
at
once,
to
spend
a
few
and dust-proof and permits unlim­
flight from Fort Yukon to Circle enacted to apply to all citizens
ited future expansion, but also has hours each day or evening in this Hot Springs and ran out of fuel, equally, and that said sections 115-
landing. 388 and 115-395 by reason of such
economy of operation, because of in­ great effort. I f we do not have suf­ necessitating a forced
ter-relationship of the various sec­ ficient volunteer workers, the hos­ Neither the pilot nor his passengers unequal application are not general
pital cannot be finnished. This prob­ was injured in the crash landing. and are discriminatory and void and
tions and facilities.
The building is 190 feet in length, lem belongs to each man in the Dr. Cook, a noted botanist, and his are contrary to and in conflict
running north and south with the entire community; and for this wife are in their eighties".
with section 20 of article I of the
entrance on the east .side about one- reason we appeal to all to Join us
constitution of the state of Oregon,
third distant from the north end. at once. Please telephone head­
which states that no law shall be
The entrance leads into a large re­ quarters. 92-J. During the cam ­ Mexicans Held For
passed grantirs? to any citizen or
ception lobby and waiting room, to paign, that will start in about 10
class of citizens, privileges -or im­
Illegal
Entrance
the right of which is the business days, we will meet for lunch and
munities which, upon the same
give
reports.
The
slogan
of
the
office and office of the administrat­
Two hundred and fourteen Mex­ terms, shall not equally belong
campaign
is
'
Open
the
Doors
of
Our
or. Swinging doors will lead from
ican nationals were taken into cus­ to all citizens".
waiting room into the main corridor Hospital’’—The work you do and the tody in Malheur county by immi­
District Attorney Charles Swan
money
you
give
will
save
human
which runs north and south. The
gration officials last week on a said the case was a matter of pro­
central nurses station is the control lives, perhaps someday your own. charge of illegally entering the viding protection for the roads in
for the operation of the hospital. Please Join us now".
United States. The 214 included 42 the county and not Just the trial
I t faces the waiting room doors.
of one particular case. Two state
apprehended in Nyssa.
The maternity section occupies the j Eastern Oregon
Immigration officials said 271,000 witnesses, employed by the state
(Continued on Page 7)
were believed to have entered this of Oregon as wetghmasters, testi­
FFA Meeting Hehl country illegally. Of this number fied as to tiic alleged violation of
140.000 have been taken into cust­ the law by Mahoney. They were
Antelopes Defeat
The annual eastern Oregon dis­ ody. After their arrest, the Mexi­ Elvle Berman and Mr. Wllkerson.
Melba Team 3 2 -0 trict F. F. A. officers leadership cans are taken to Texas, where Defense witnesses were Lem W il­
conference was held at the Vale they are turned over to Mexican son, Jr„ who said he told Mahoney
to be careful about overloading the
A smooth-working Adrian team high school auditorium Saturday, immigration officials.
truck; Henry Zobell, who testified
walloped a hapless Melba football November 5, with F . F. A. officers
about harvesting beets and factors
team by the score of 32 to 0 last | of 13 eastern Oregon schools parti­ Civic Group Will
of variable weights of the same
week-end.
I cipating. The general sessions were
and dimensions, and Glea B ill­
The Melba Mustangs failed to get presided over by Eldon Barker,
Sponsor Meetings size
ings, who testified as to precipita­
beyond the 50-yard line. Stephen­ district vice president, and R. V.
tion in the Nyssa area prior to the
son. Hite. Price. Kelly, Mecham and Wilson, district adviser. Sectional
The Nyssa Civic Improvement
Van De Water tore huge holes in j meetings were held for the presi­ federation will sponsor a series of beet harvest.
the line for Asumendl. Stoker. Davis, dents, vice presidents, secretaries, monthly meetings, beginning Tues­
treasurers and reporters of the va­ day night, November 15 in the high Audiometer Teat
Keller. Nelson, and De Haven.
The defensive line play of New- ' rious schools. The purpose was to school study hall.
la Given Children
bill. Sm ith. Shenk, Deffer, and Jo r- \ train them in the perforance of the
The speaker for the first meeting
dan also stood out. The crowd was duties of their respective offices.
will be LeRoy B Skousen of Vale,
A pheasant dinner was prepared an agent of the federal bureau of
thrilled a number of times by the
An audiometer test has recently
beautiful runs of Kellar. Nelson, and and served by the Future Home­ investigation. Mr. Slousen is known been completed In four school dis­
Asumendi and by the spectacular maker girls of the Vale high school in Nyssa. having spoken here on at l tricts in Malheur county—Nyssa.
durinr the noon hour intermission. least two occasions. The subject of j Ontario, Adrian and Pioneer. Of
blocking of Asumendi and Price
On Friday. November 11 the Ad­ Bob Estoup. state P F. A. presi­ his talk will be "Juvenile Dellnquen- the i960 children tested. 77. or 3.9%.
rian Antelopes will play host to the dent, from Milton, gave the princi­
had some degree of hearing loss
strong Homedale team. Game time pal address at the noon luncheon. cy*'-
The public is invited to a tte n d : Fifty-five of the 77 were referred
Schools
represented
were
Biter-
will be 2 p. m.
for follow-up. This figure is about
the meeting.
prise. Lostine. Wallowa. Adraln, E l­
the average for Oregon.
gin, Ontario. Inbler. Vale, La Oran-
Visiting Relatives—
In April, 1948 the children in Vale,
At Homedale—
Mrs Sylvia B Palmer and Bill de. Union. Nyssa, Baker and H alf­
Harper
Wtllowcreek and Orove
and
Mrs
George
N
Bear
vls-
Lye 11s of Boise and Mrs Clarence way.
schools were given the audiometer
i*r.
and
Mrs.
B
ert
Adams
on
Poorman of Seattle are visiting in
Those attending from Nyssa were
test. Of the children tested In 1948.
ee heights south of Homedale
the homes of relatives. Mrs. Mary Clarence Suiter, Richard Dlven,
2.7% or 45 were found to have Im­
Lyells and Mr and Mrs A. V. Cook. Donald Knowles and R. V. Wilson. |
paired hearing.
Jtl rors Acquit
Nyssa Operator
Bracken To Head
Hospital Drive
j
The city council made arrange­
ments at two meetings held this
week to acquire title to the property
on King avenue on which the fed­
eral housing project is located.
A. E. Cuberly of San Francisco,
representative of the federal hous­
ing administration, was in Nyssa
Wednesday to audit the project
books and help arrange for the gov­
ernment’s relinquishment of the
title.
The city council met with represt-
atlves of the Nyssa Development
company Monday night to arrange
for purchase of the land on which
the project is located. The land,
with 412-foot frontage on King ave­
nue, is 215 feet deep. After a report
was given on the Mondr.y meeting
at the city council session, the coun­
cil agreed on the purchase price of
$3000, which will be paid out of pro­
ceeds from rentals.
The council passed a resolution
calling for bids on bonds for the
city hall addition in the amount of
917,000 and announced th at it will
also call for bids from contractors
on the construction.
Representatives of the Nyssa Civic
club, Mrs. C. W. Buchner, Mrs. Je s ­
sie Morgan and Mrs. Clyde Snider,
called to the attention of the coun­
cil the loitering that is prevalent on
Main street, especially on the north
side. The women asked the council
to reduce the loitering, if possible.
The council will make a study of
the situation to determine what can
be done.
A petition for installation of a
street light at Bower avenue and
East Third street was granted.
Hospital Prize
Winners Named
Winners of the 57 prizes donated
by Nyssa merchants and profess­
ional men for the Malheur Mem­
orial hospital inspection day pro­
gram Sunday were determined at
a drawing held in the city hall
Wednesday night.
Winners may claim their prizes
by calling at the Ideal G as and
Appliance office on First street.
The winners and their prizes
were as follows: Mrs. Forest Hardy,
Parma, meal ticket, B and E cafe;
Lloyd W. Lewis, tire chains, Berr-
ett’s service; Mrs. L. G. Hawley,
Parma R t. 2, dress, B etty ’s Dress
shop; Mrs. S . R. Whitaker, gallon
paint, Boise Payette Lumber Co.;
Jim Sewrlght, blanket. Bracken's;
Betty Je a n Burbidge, meal ticket,
Brownie's cafe; Kenneth Ditty,
haircut. Brown's barber shop; Mrs.
M. Lytle, Parm a Rt. 3, gallon Zerex,
Carl and B ert’s machine shop; Mrs.
Ferd Obendorf, Parma, meal ticket,
Carl's Doll House; Ja k e J . Groot,
case of oil, Child Bros.; Margaret
Obendorf, Parma Rt. 1, blanket,
Bernard Eastm an; Mrs. R. O. Clim-
er, Boise, electric clock, Eder Hard­
ware Co.; Cordelia Valdez, electric
clock. Farm ers Supply Co-op; R. H.
Hunter, two gallons Walltone, F ire­
stone store; Jam es Ritchie, basket
of groceries, Food M art; Mrs. Hugh
J . Tobler, fountain pen, G ate City
Journal; Mrs. H. Otanl, Parm a RL
2, kettle, Oolden Rule store; Joan
Dick, Parm a R t. 3. ham, Gordon’s
drive-in; Mrs. E. R . Norman, P ar­
ma Rt. 2, orange Juicer, Harold
Henigson; Patricia Wright. Parma
Rt. 2, casserole. Henneman Hard­
ware Oo.; Valerie Purvis, two g a l­
lons of Ford anti-freeze, Herrlman
Motor Co.; Mrs. Bvva Keveren, two
boxes of shotgun shells, Hollings­
worths', Inc.; Mrs. Clarence Tuning,
Parma R t. 3, chair desk, Ideal Oas
and Appliance;
Mrs. L. E. Robbins, lamp, Inter-
mountain Furniture Oo.; Orris E.
Newell, table lighter, Jackson Jew ­
elry, Sharon Med lock, 2 gallons Pres­
tone, Ktmmel Signal service; Mrs.
L. J . Rudd, Payette Rt. 2, auto-dex,
Ralph Lawrence; Loren Roberts,
Ontario, flashlight, Marshall-Well»
store: John E. Outrom, Fitches Hsir
tonic, Miner's barber shop. Elolse
Smalley, Farm s Rt. 2, back-up
light, Nyssa Auto Parts; Forest E.
Hardy, Parm a, five lines, Nyssa
Bowling center; Mrs. J . R. Cundall.
taxicab coupon, Nyssa Cab Co.;
(C'aatlnaed on Page 9)
Chapter Farm er
Degree Conferred
The Chapter Farmer degree was
conferred upon 11 second-year vo­
cational agriculture students of the
Nyssa chapter Tuesday night.
Boys receiving the silver pins
were Carl Bair. Earl Bartfon,
West Beus, Lloyd Bush, Jack Chard,
Jack Sebum, Jimmy Skeen. Oary
Sorenson, Jim m ie LUsman and John
Toombs.
The Chapter Parmer degree is
the highest degree th at can be con­
ferred upon any member by e local
F. F. A group.
Fresh cider end doughnuts were
served et the conclusion of the
meeting.
Four Involved In
Two Accidents In
Nyssa Arc Injured
Four persons were injured in
automobile accidents occurring in
Nyssa last Sunday.
Frank Johnson of the Nu-Acres
section was taken to the Nyssa
Nursing home by a city police of­
ficer after his automobile became
involved in a head-on collision with
a machine driven by Dorothy Naylor
of Nyssa east of the underpass Sun­
day afternoon. Miss Naylor was cut
and bruised, but was not taken to
a hospital. Both automobiles were
badly damaged.
William Rayman and Lester
Stephens, both of Vale, were badly
injured Sunday morning about
2:30 when an automobile driven by
Rayman failed to negotiate a curve
at the intersection of Locust avenue
and highway 20. The automobile
overturned.
Stephens sustained a fracture of
the right shoulder and Rayman suf­
fered heud lacerations, a shoulder
injury and cuts and bruises.
Grange Seeking
Greater Loads
For Beet Trucks
The Oregon Trail Grange, meeting
Tuesday night, passed a resolution
appealing to the state highway de­
partment to increase the load limit
on beet trucks from 18,000 pounds to
22,000 pounds on the rear axle.
The Grange believes that such
action would facilitate the harvest­
ing of beets and would not harm the
roads, which are hard and dry in
the fail. In the same resolution,
the Grange requested that the load
limit be decreased in the spring
when the roads are usually soft.
The Orange members went on
record as favoring the opening of
the Ogden railroad "gateway”, which
has been asked of the interstate
commerce commission by the Denver
and Rio Grande Western Railroad
company. Opening of the gateway
is opposed by the Union Pacific
Railroad company.
The Orange voted to donate $50
to help defray the expenses of the
Oregon State Orange when it meets
in Ontario next summer.
The new officers of the Oregon
Trail Grange were announced after
the meeting as follows: Master,
Frank Sherwood; overseer. Frank
P arr; lecturer, Mrs. Runcorn; stew­
ard, Loyd Adams; assistant stew­
ard, Wilson W inter; chaplain, Alice
Holmes; treasurer, Harlan Dlven;
secretary, Claudlne Garrison; gate­
keeper, George Cleaver; Ceres, Orma
Goodell: Pomona, Astrid Stephen;
Flora, Elsie Diven; lady assistant
steward, Berniece Cleaver; home
economics chairman, Mrs. Thelma
Parr, and members of the executive
committee, Alva Goodell, Robert
Holmes and LeRoy Herrman.
Nyssa To Play
Payette Friday
W ith Snake River Valley league
play closing on Armistice day, the
Ontarlo-Vale game is expected to
headline the final gridiron battles of
the season, although the Nyssa-Pav-
ette game and the Weiser-Emmett
contest will be none-the-less Inter­
esting to hometown fans.
The Ontario-Vale game will high­
light league play because it may de­
termine the championship of the
circuit. A Tiger win will give them
the league championship ant) a loss
will place them in a deadlock with
Vale, with a play-off necessary to
determine the champion.
The Nyssa Bulldogs, who defeated
Frultland by a score of 26 to 6 last
week-end, will play the Pirates on
the Payette field in the afternoon.
In the Fruitland-Nyssa contest,
the Orizzlles held the Bulldogs on
even terms the first quarter, but in
the second quarter the Bulldogs of­
fense began to click and Pecka scor­
ed on a 40-yard pass from Wilson.
After Holcomb kicked the extra
point, the Orizzlles tied the score
when two 15-yard penalties against
the Bulldogs gave Frultland the ball
on the Nyssa seven-yard mark
Shaver bucked the line for the
Frultland counter
The Bulldogs
scored another touchdown In the
second quarter and one touchdown
in each of the third and fourth
quarters.
Coach Howard Love Joy said Nyssa
high school will start basketball of­
ficially In two weeks, but will prob­
ably start preliminaries next week
Vlelt Parents—
Mrs. W. E Barksdale and daugh­
ter, Cheryl, of Colorado Springs,
Jam es Crlsmon, Jr . and family of
Salmon. Idaho and Carl Crlsmon of
Arco, Idaho were visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crls­
mon of Nyssa, parents of the Crls­
mon brothers and Mrs. Barksdale.
Dairy Editor Visits—
Nyssa Chamber
Elects Officers
For Coming Year
L. D. B arr Explains Nerd
For Raising More
Hospital Money
Officers of the Nysa chamber of
commerce were unanimously elected
i t the weekly luncheon of the or­
ganization in Carl’s Doll House Wed­
nesday noon. The election of officers,
who will take office in January,
was held earlier than usual, as no
meetings will be held until after
Christmas because of the hospital
campaign, which will be started
within the next few days.
The new officers are Jam es Leslie,
president; Clyde Snider, vice pres­
ident; Harold Henigson, secretary
treasurer, and Wilton Jackson, Rob­
ert Thompson and Eddie Taylor, dir­
ectors.
Frank Sherwood, master of the
Oregon Trail Grange, said the gran­
ge has an opportunity to sponsor
a talk by State Senator Austin Fleg-
el of Multnomah county on the pro­
posed Columbia valley authority,
and asked the chamber to co-spon­
sor the meeting. The chamber voted
to help with the meeting, which will
probably be held the first part of
December. Mr. Flegel will speak in
favor of the CVA. The committees
in charge will decide whether to
secure an opposition speaker for the
same meeting.
L. D. B arr of Oakland, California,
hospital advisor, who will lead a sup­
plemental campaign to raise add­
itional funds for the Malheur Mem­
orial hospital, explained the need for
securing more money than the $262,-
000 that was raised in the original
campaign. Although all estimates
have not been made, it is believed
that an additional $130,000 will be
needed.
Mr. Barr said that Just prior to
the original campaign, estimates in­
dicated that $212,000 would be need­
ed for the building and $40,000 for
equipment. Shortly thereafter plans
were changed so as to Include a polio
ward in the hospital and to make
the building conform to the new
federal Hill-Burton act.
The change in plans changed the
construction from brick veneer over
frame to brick veneer over cinder-
blocks, which makes the building
“fire safe". In the changing, the
proposed 32-bed hospital was con­
verted into a 42-bed institution to
take care of polio patients in this
vicinity and elsewhere. The polio
ward, the only one in eastern Ore­
gon, will Include an iron lung. The
ward will be for emergency cases
and not for convalescent cases.
In summary. Mr. Barr said the In­
crease in the total cost was caused
by the increased cost of labor and
material, the change in construction
of the building, addition of the polio
ward, installation of a more modern
heating system and changing the
kitchen from the basement to the
main floor.
Mr. Barr pointed out that the cost
per bed of the local hospital is the
lowest of any in the state.
Mr. Barr complimented the mem­
bers of the chamber of commerce
“for the way you worked on hos­
pital inspection day. I never saw
anything so well organized."
Willium D. Patch
Dies In Ontario
William De Albert Patch, father of
Dennis W. Patch, principal of the
Nyssa high school, died at the home
of friends in Ontario Tuesday night,
November 8 as the result of old age.
Mr. Patch was born December 8,
1858 in Hortonville, Wisconsin and
moved to eastern Oregon in 1883. He
went to Baker, where he engaged In
the lumber business until 1892, when
he returned to Malheur county to
homestead a place on Lower Dead
Ox flat, across Snake river from
Weiser. Mr. Patch and Miss Jose­
phine Oawley were married August
31, 1897 and when they established
their home on Lower Dead Ox flat
they were one of three cnuDles liv­
ing in that territory. Mr. Patch
engaged in stock raising and farm ­
ing until 1934, when he retired and
moved to the Annex community. Mr.
and Mrs. Patch moved to Ontario
two years ago.
Mr. Patch, who was active in the
promotion of reclamation, was one
of the organizers of the old 81lde
Irrigation district near Weiser, now
a part of the Owyhee project.
The deceased is survived by his
widow; three daughters, Miss Della
J. Patch of Seattle, Mrs. Oeorge
Huseman of Riverside, California,
and Mrs. Lawrence Lloyd of Dayton,
Ohio; one son, Dennis of Nyssa;
two sisters. Miss Jennie Patch and
Miss Klstle Patch of Annex and
five grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at
10 a. m in the Beechler Memorial
chapel In Ontario, with the Rev.
Lloyd Wilson of the United Presby­
terian church of Ontario officiating.
Interment r/lll be in Falrvlew ceme­
tery near Weiser.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Crow of Los
Angeles visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Charley Grider last S a t­
urday. Mr. Crow, northwest editor
of the Western Dairy Journal, was
In the county gathering material for Visit* At Prairie City—
stories to be published in the mag­
BID Coleman visited relatives at
azine.
Prairie City Sunday.