r/ieNYSSA
VOLUME XXXXVI
NO. 16
Fine Program Is
Presented Under
Club’s Auspices
Other Entertainment To
He Given Tonight And
Friday Night
Ingebritsen Buys
Child's Business;
Mrs. Moore Judge
Mel Ingebritsen has purchased
the Accounting Service company
from J. W. Child and Mrs. Ruby
Moore has been appointed as justice
of the peace in place of Judge
Child, who has been recalled into
the marines.
Mr. Ingebritsen, who is now
teaching in the Nyssa high school,
has had several years of account­
ing experience, both in the business
field and in teaching. He has been
doing part-time accounting during
the two years he has been teaching
school in Nyssa.
Mrs. Moore was appointed by
Governor Douglas McKay on a tem­
porary basis. Judge Don M. Gra­
ham was elected Justice of the peace
last fall to a six year term and
later re-entered the navy after se­
curing a leave of absence. J. W.
Child received a temporary appoint­
ment to fill out the unexpired term
or serve until the return of Judge
Graham. Mrs. Moore will serve for
five and one-half years or until
the return of Graham.
JOURNAL
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1951
Local Rider» Vote
Tentative Plans
State Employes
For New Bv-Laws
For Graduation The Owyhee Riding club adopted Measuring For
new by-laws for the organization at
held a! the home
At School Given ' of the Mr. April and meeting,
Widened Street
Mrs"Dale Garrison Fri­
Baccalaureate Set For
May 2 0 And Gradu­
ation For May 2 4
day night.
The group vbted to give the soft-
ball league permission to use the
club's rodeo field during the coming
season. The Western Riding Clubs
association annuals for the mem­
bers were ordered. Robert Holmes
presented new advertising material
for the 1951 rodeo.
Supper was served to 25 members
by the hostesses, Mrs. Lillian Dunn
and Mrs. Freda Holcomb, assisted
by Mrs. Garrison. The May meet­
ing will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Dlmmick.
Following an excellent program
Preliminary arrangements for the
sponsored by the Nyssa Civic club
baccalaureate and graduation ex­
Tuesday night In the gymnasium,
ercises of the Nyssa high school
the music department of the Nyssa
were announced this week by prin­
schools will present another pro
cipal Dennis W. Patch.
gram Friday night at 8 o’clock as a
Rev. C. T. Crenshaw of the Epis­
copal church will deliver the sermon
part of Nyssa’s observance of
National Music week.
at the baccalaureate services to be
held Sunday, May 20, beginning at
A third program to be held in
8 p. m.
observance of music week will be
Special music and other features
given in the gymnasium tonight by
of the program have not been ar­
the first, second and third grades.
ranged.
Details of the program were pub­
The commencement speaker will
licized in last week’s paper.
be
Gerald Wallace, assistant sup­
At the opening of Tuesday night’s
The annual meeting of the Mal­
erintendent of the Boise schools,
program, George C. Hennemau,
who will talk on the subject of heur Health and Tuberculosis As­
chairman of the city council, wel­
"Two Pictures". The service will sociation was held at the Moore
comed the audience to the gather­
be held Thursday night. May 24. hotel Tuesday evening.
ing. He pointed out that some of
The student speakers will be Ron­ During the business meeting fol­
the outstanding talent In the com­
ald Jensen, valedictorian, and Car- lowing the dinner, officers were
munity was represented in the pro­
lene Jones, salutatorian.
elected to serve for the coming
gram. The city official urged resi­
The remainder of the program year. Harold Rhodes of Ontario
dents of the area to also attend the
will Include special music, present­ was elected president ; Eugene Clark,
other music week programs to oe
ation of awards and scholarships Vale first vice president; Walter
held this week.
by Superintendent Henry Hartley MoPartland of Nyssa, second vice
The
Malheur
Education
associat­
The L. D. S. choral group, ac­ ion, holding its final meeting of the and presentation of diplomas by a president; Mrs. Eleanor Anderson of
companied by Mrs. Jean Ericson school year in the East Side cafe member of the school board.
Ontario, secretary and William
and directed by Mrs. Robert Q u ­
The annual class night and a- Blackaby, Ontario, treasurer.
Ontario Wednesday night of last
erist, opened the program with two in
The retiring president, Homer An­
elected officers for next year ward assembly will be held Tuesday,
selections "By the Side of the Road” week
and selected delegates to the nation­ May 22 at 8 p. m. All awards won derson, and the secretary, Mrs.
and "This Is My Country".
by
students
throughout
the
year
Madge Flegel, were presented witn
al convention, which will be held in
will be presented at the assembly, to gifts from the association. Mrs.
Two duet selections, “Country San Francisco in July.
which
the
public
is
invited.
Flegel has served as secretary of the
Gardens” by Grainger and "Rom­ The new officers are Clarice
county health association for the
any Life’"» by Victor Herbert, play­ Notheis of Nyssa, president; Dick
past 15 years. Homer Anderson has
ed by Mrs. C. W. Buchner and Mrs. Logan of Vale, vice president; Mar­
completed a two-year term as presi­
K. E. Keveren, were well received. gery Nihart of Nyssa, secretary, and
dent.
Miss Kathryn Crandall, soprano, Harold Newman of Adrian, treasur­
Board members include Homer
gave her usual fine performance in er. Principal Dennis Patch of Nyssa
Anderson, Gordon Capps and Joe
her rendition of “Oive Me a House was elected as tri-county delegate
on the Hill Side” and “Dawn Wind". to represent Malheur, Baker and
Funeral services were held Mon­ Cooper-of Ontario, Mrs. T. C. Mc­
Mrs. Herbert Fisher and Lynn Grant counties at the national con­ day morning in the Church of the Elroy, Robert Thurston and Mrs.
Lawrence pleased with two violin vention. Mrs. George Schweizer of Blessed Sacrament in Ontario for Max Seaward of Vale, Mrs. E. K
duets, Dancla's “Symphonie Con- Nyssa was elected tri-county alter­ Mrs. Herman Towne of Nyssa, who Burton, Rev. Donald Campbell and
certante No. 4" and a Spanish med­ nate delegate. Mrs. Charles New- was fatally injured in a fall Thurs­ Mrs. John Schenk of Nyssa and M.
B. (Bonner, Louis Pratt, Mrs. Wesley
ley "Maria, Mari, La Paloma”.
bill of Adrian was elected delegate day afternoon, April 26. Interment
A vocal quartet, H. Tobler, O. to the representative council meet­ was in the Catholic cemetery in On­ Blanton, Mrs. S. H. Griffin, Mrs.
Bratton, E. Tobler and M. Moncur, ing to be held in Portland in the tario. with the Nyssa Funeral home George Harper. Mrs. Lenore Brown
sang two popular numbers, “Roll fall. May Johnson of Ontario and in charge. Rosary was recited in and Mrs. Adeline Mouton as rural
Along Prairie Moon” and "If I Had Mrs. Hester of Vale were elected as the Lienkaemper chapel in Nyssa members.
The retiring president, Homer An­
My Way”.
Malheur county delegates to the Sunday night.
Miss Wilhelmina Hoffman, Cald­ national convention.
Mrs. Towne was injured when she derson, presented an award to Miss
Carol
Burton of Ontario high school
well music teacher, entertained with
fell down the basement stairs at the
Mollie Montgomery was presented Thomas
for her entry in the high school
Jones
residence
while
at­
three classical numbers, "Polinch- with
# retirement pin and a corsagt tending a meeting of St. Anne’s paper In the- National American
enelle” bv Rachmaninoff, "Bird of in recognition
h e r many years of Altar society. She died about two school press project, sponsored by
Paradise at the Waterfall” by Nie­ service to the of teaching
profession. hours later in the Malheur Memorial the county, state and national Tub-
mann and "Hungarian Rhapsody
Roy Nolan gave a report on the hospital
without regaining con­ berculosis associations and the Col­
No. 6 by Liszt.
umbia Scholastic Press association.
sciousness.
"Where’er You Walks” by Han­ representative council.
E. M. Houser, county 4-H leader,
Henry Hartley of Nyssa spoke in
Elsifc Morris was born in Weiser
del and “Clouds" by E. Charles were
well sung by M. T. Dixon, baritone, favor of the trial teachers institute December 18. 1903 and was married was presented with two 4-H schol­
to be held the week before school to Herman Towne September 15, arships from the association.
accompanied by Mrs. Dixon.
The guest speaker for the annual
The Methodist cho>.- closed the opens instead of in the fall. The 1923 at Ontario. They immediately meeting
was Miss Katherine Rahl.
program with two inspiring select­ reason for this trial is to enable moved to Nyssa, where Mr. Towne health supervisor
of the Oregon
ions, “Adore and Be Still” by teachers and students to have a has operated a garage for many state board of education,
who spoke
Gounod and "Alleluia! Christ Is two-day vacation in the spring <n years. Mrs. Towne was a member on the subject “Community
Health
Risen" by Kapolyoff. Miss Donna order to break the long period of of the Catholic church, the Ameri­ Education.” Musical numbers
on
can Legion auxiliary, the Royal
Lee Wilson played the violin obli­ schooling.
the
program
Included
two
piano
Neighbors of America and St. Anne’s
gato with Kathryn Crandall and
solos
by
Mrs.
M.
T.
Dixon
and
vocal
Altar society.
Hugh Tobler as soloists. Mrs. Don­
Survivors include Mr. Towne; solos by Mrs. Walter Stelniker ac­
ald Campbell was director. Mrs.
two daughters, Mrs. Robert Barry of companied by Mrs. W. O. Rohr.
Carlos Buchner was accompanist for
Boise and Mrs. David Johansen of Mrs Fred Omstead arranged the
the Methodist group and some of
La Grande; three sisters, Mrs. Eddie program.
the other numbers.
The Vale Vikings defeated the Powell of Nyssa, Mrs. Theo Moore
Friday Program Listed
The program for tomorrow night Nyssa Bulldogs by a score of 1 to of Ontario and Mrs. Anna Kolbe of Wildlife Camps
will be given as follows: Junior in­ 0 Tuesday to win the Malheur coun­ Los Angeles; two brothers, Leo of
Planned In State
strumental group—Marilyn Waltz. ty championship and the right to Seattle and Tom Morris of Pendle­
In the .Gloaming, Onward Christian play in the Oregon district com­ ton, and two grandchildren.
Wildlife lore will be dispensed in
Soldiers and Whispering Hope; petition and to play Meridian for
24 Oregon youth camps this sum­
senior high school orchestra—Waltz the Snake River Valley league pen­
mer by the information-education
of the Flowers from the "Nutcrack­ nant.
division of the game commission.
er Suit”, P. Tschaikowsky, arrange­ Vale scored its only run in the
Campfire Girl, Boy Scout, Girl
ment by Herfurth; Finale From bottom of the fifth frame when P at­
Scout, YMCA, and 4-H groups have
Fifth Symphony by Beethoven rick, Vale hurler, crossed the plate
arranged
for the two-day wildlife
(repeated from last concert because as the result of his own single and
The Owyhee Riding club has a-
of audience request); Salute D’- a team-mate's double. With Brown greed to let the softball association conservation programs. According
Amour, Elgar, arranged by Reihold, receiving for the Vikings, Patrick use the rodeo grounds after making to Austin Hamer, youth education
and Reverie, Lynn J. Lawrence. allowed Nyssa only four hits. Mar­ some changes in the fences and agent for the commission, no fur­
ther camp commitments will be
(This composition was written or­ cum of Nyssa allowed only five hits. lighting facilities.
In the Snake river competition.
Representatives of the softball as­ made as the full quota of 66 in­
iginally for solo violin and has just
recently been arranged for or­ Vale defeated Meridian 5 to 1 on sociation met with directors of the dividual sessions is now filled.
Norman Ritter and James 8hay,
the Meridian field Tuesday and will Lions club Tuesday night and the
chestra).
Senior high school band—Russian meet the Warriors on the Vale Lions agreed to finance the remod­ Oregon State college seniors in fish
and
game management will assist
choral and overture (based on diamond Friday. If a third game eling project with the understand­
Tschaikowsky’s opus 30, No. 24 and is necessary it will be played on a ing that fihe club is to have the re­ Hamer in conducting the camp
Russian folk tunes, arranged by field to be designated after the freshment concession at ball games. wildlife programs.
Emphasis will be placed on ac­
Merle J. Isaac-: Monte Cristo Over­ second game.
The arena fence will be moved
Apparently arrangements have back to the grandstand on the west quainting the young campers with
ture; The Glass Slipper (a story of
Cinderella) by Paul Yoder, narra­ not been completed for the Oregon side and the backstop will be erected wildlife in the vicinity of their
tor. Miss Nani Child, and Star Dust, district play-offs, in which Vale | in front of the grandstand. The’ camp. The programs will include
arena will not be extended north talks illustrated with specimens and
Hoagy Carmichael, arranged by will compete.
The Bulldogs’ lineup in their final and south. The lights will be chang­ field trips. At Boy Scout and Olrl
Yoder; seventh grade chorus—The
Hammock, early California song; game of the season was as follows: ed so they will properly illuminate Scout camps aid will be given In
The Maids of Chiapas, Mexican Milson, cf; Lovejoy, c; Holcomb, 2b; i the field for softball They will fulfilling requirements for a con­
folk song; eighth grade chorus— Bowen, ss; Skeen, If; Duncan, lb. also be all right for rodeo perform­ servation merit badge.
So’s I Can Write My Name, negro Savage, 3b: Keveren, rf. and Mar­ ances. The present 30-foot poles
spiritual; Cornfield Melodies, negro cum, p. P Wilson batted for Kev- j will be replaced by 40-foot poles. Time Change Fail»
The project is expected to coet ap­
folk song; seventh and eighth grade eren in the seventh inning.
proximately *300
To Affect County
choruses combined. Bells of St.
The changes will be made im­
Mary’s; high school chorus—Al­ County Librarian Named—
Miss Marjorie J. Pomeroy of mediately so playing will be done
mighty God of Our Fathers, Will
Malheur county's refusal to step
James: Onward Ye Peoples, Sibeli Maumee. Ohio has accepted the pos- on the field this year.
up its time along with the remaind­
us; Rock-A-My-Soul. Carroll, and itlon as head librarian at the Mai-
er of the state last 8unday has prov­
Dry Bones. Watson, and choruses, heur county library, according to Track Meets Scheduled—
ed very satisfactory.
The Snake River Valley track
orchestra and band in the final., Mrs Arthur Kiez. secretary of the
Realizing the trouble that would
Battle Hymn at the Republic, choral Malheur county library board Miss meet of the A and B schools will j be caused in Malheur county be­
be
held
In
Weiser
Monday
and
Tues­
cause of Idaho being on standard
arrangement by Fred Waring and Pomeroy is a graduate of the Ohio
instrumental arrangement by Roy State university, and will graduate day of next week. The B meet time and Oregon on fast time, mer­
will
be
held
Monday
and
the
A
'
from
the
library
school
of
the
Uni­
chants and others voted in favor
Ringwald.
versity of Wisconsin this spring meet Tuesday. The preliminaries of Ignoring the new state law. As
She has had two years experience and finals will be held the same a result, residents of the county
Receives Paper. Gifts—
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rooks tool o4 with the marine corp women’s re­ day, beginning at 1 p m. The meets. ; have experienced practically no In­
rural route 2 have received a letter serve and has taught school for scheduled for last Saturday, were 1 convenience from the change in
time in other sections.
from their son. Corporal Kenneth two years. Before coming to On- j postponed because of rain.
D Rooks tool, who is in Korea, stat­ tarlo on July 15 to assume the pos- ]
Babies
Arrive—
C om m issio n M en
ing he is receiving the Gate City itlon. Miss Pomeroy will attend the
Two girls and a boy were born
The Oregon liquor control com­
Journal, a gift from the Sunset aux- American Library convention.
at
the
Malheur
Memorial
hospital
Miss
Pomeroy
will
replace
Mrs
mission has appointed Don Church
iliary. and had also received from
___ _
the auxiliary a box containing j Dilla Boyd Ludlow, who recently J during the last week. A girl was sergeant of district six, which com­
marshmallows, which he and his j resigned and is moving from On- bom to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Rouse prises Morrow, Umatilla, Union,
of Nyssa. April 25; a boy to Mr and Wallowa. Baker. O rant. Harney and
buddies roasted. Rookstool expres- ] tarlo.
Mrs Floyd Hale of Nyssa April 27 Malheur counties. Church has serv­
sed appreciation for the kindness
and a girl to Mr. and Mr». Frank ed as Inspector with the commis­
Bars Grocery Store—
of the women.
Glen 8 Adams of Ontario has Huriter of Ontario May 2
sion’s enforcement division and in
purchased the Pounds grocery from
his advanced position succeeds
Trackmen To Meet—
Spends
Wee-Fnd
H
<
Claude Holbrook, who died In De­
The annual eastern Oregon high Mr and Mrs Roy Pounds Mr.
Oscar
Pike,
who
is
employed
as
a
Adams
formerly
owned
the
Farmers
cember New Inspectors assigned to
school track meet will be held in
La Orande Saturday. May 12 Mem Market at Ontario HI* family will carpenter on a church at Baker, the area are Howard Renz. stationed
bers of the Nyssa high school track , move to Nyssa at the end of the spent the week-end In Owyhee with In Baker, and Burl Courtney, sta­
bis son, Frank and family.
tioned In La Orande.
team will participate.
I school term.
Officers Named
By Health Group
County Teachers
Elect Officers
Mrs. Tow ne pies
After Accident
County Pennant
Won By Vikings
Softball Teams
Will Use Arena
48-Foot Strip O f Paving
North From “ Y ” I»
Assured
Construction of a 48-foot highway
from the “Y" to Snider’s corner at
the northwestern edge of Nyssa by
the state highway department has
been assured.
State highway department em­
ployes were here Wednesday meas­
uring for driveways into private
properties.
Surfacing of the highway, known
as Arcadia boulevard, from the "Y”
to the city limits is Included in the
contract for surfacing the Nyssa-
Ontarlo section, now underway, but
the contract calls for a width of
only 22 feet. Widening of the
thoroughfare to 48 feet will probably
be included in the contract calling
for resurfacing and realigning the
Nyssa-Adrian section, said City
Manager E. K. Burton. The Nyssa-
Adrian contract has not been a-
warded, but the work is expected to
be done some time this summer.
Under the agreement between the
city and state, Nyssa is to lay the
sidewalks and the state is to pave
the street and install the curbing.
The city will soon start the neces­
sary proceedings to construct the
sidewalks.
Robbery Money
Believed Found
A can, believed to contain the
remains of bank notes stolen during
a train robbery in Utah many years
ago, was brought to Nyssa last week
by Ed Child, who turned the re­
mains over to George Mitchell,
manager of the Nyssa branch of
the First National Bank of Portland.
Mitchell sent the material to federal
reserve officials for analysis.
Rumors th a t loot from an old
train robbery had heen unearthed
were circulating in Hooper, Utah
last month following the finding of
six cans containing the remains of
what appeared to the finder to be
a fortune in old bank note*.
About the dimensions of coffee
cans, the containers were found be­
neath an old granary by Vern O.
Taylor of Hooper when he completed
demolition of the building by burn­
ing the flooring. Apparently the
heat of the fire charred the “cur­
rency” and possibly made definite
identification impossible. Jesse D.
Barlow of the Clearfield State bank
said paper in one can resembled
gold certificates such as had been
out of circulation for many years.
Taylor was advised to send the re­
mains to Washington, where chem­
ical analysis can be made.
Almost half a century ago a train
was held up near Hooper. Thg roD-
ber, wounded and caught ih the
Hooper area, was sentenced to a
long term In the Utah state pen­
itentiary, where he later died.
Ed Child visited with Taylor, a
boyhood chum, at Hooper April 20
and 21. Taylor gave Child one of
the cans to bring home.
FFA Fair To Be
Held In Nyssa
Final plans were formulated this
week for the first annual Nyssa F. F.
A. chapter fair to be held on the
local school grounds Saturday. May
12. beginning at 10 a. m . accord­
ing to Jimmie Hiatt and Helmut
Hlntz, co-chairmen of the event.
Approximately 120 head of live­
stock from the vocational agricult­
ure projects of local F. F A mem­
bers will be exhibited. Individual
Nyssa merchants and business firms
are donating many prizes to be i -
warded to the winners in the live­
stock classes, showmanship contests
and other interesting events, such
as tractor driving, trailer backing
and a saddle horse race.
Showing of livestock will begin ut
10 a. m. and continue until 2:30 p.
m . with Henry Reuter and Craig
Jessup, vocational agriculture in­
structors at Adrian and Vale, re­
spectively. acting as official Judges.
Bleachers will be provided for
those who wish to watch the Judg»
ing and showing of the livestock.
The public is invited to attend.
T o R eattle—
Mrs. Oeorge Mitchell left Thurs-
dav evening for Seattle, where she
win visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Pate Mitchell and children.
G o E ast—
TEN PAGES
Trucking Concern
Planning To Open
Freight Terminal
Clarence May and Scott Pearson
of Payette, doing business as the
May Trucking company, have an­
nounced tentative plans for estab­
lishment of a freight terminal in
Nyssa.
The men have purchased the
trucking business of Lyle Bartron
and will use it as the basis of their
local operations.
The Oregon public utilities com­
missioner will hold a hearing on
the transfer of Bartron’s permit.
As soon as May and Scott receive
the franchise they will open their
business here. They will build or
le»»e a building and establish a
warehouse and office. They plan
on handling outgoing and incom­
ing truck freight and make deliv­
eries in town.
The May Trucking company now
operates over a large area, mostly
as contract carriers.
Grade School To
Give Operetta
The operetta, “Hansel and G re tel"
by Engelbert Humperdinck, will be
presented by the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades of the Nyssa grade
school, Tuesday, May 8, at 8 p. m.
in the high school gymnasium, as
their annual spring festival. This
operetta is taken from the familiar
fairy tale, and is presented by the
permission of the Willis Music
company of Cincinnati. The story
opens in the home of Hansel and
Gretel’s father, who is a broom-
maker, on the edge of the Ilsen-
steln woods. The stage of the gym
is used for the first setting, and
the action of the operetta progresses
from there to the floor of the gym,
which will be the Ilsensteln woods,
with the witch’s house, to which
Hansel and Oretel are enticed at
the far end of the gym floor. The
audience will 'be seated in the bal­
cony.
For the characters in the oper­
etta, a double cast has been chosen,
with the first named as the actor,
and second named, the speaker:
Peter, the father, Donald Dlrksen,
Dennis Forbess; Oertrude. t h e
mother, Kathleen Oarr, Dolores
Duus; Hansel, Dennis Spitze, Tom­
my Bailee; Oretel, Dorothy Camp-_
bell. Nancy Stringer, and WUthT
Mardelle Thompson, Marylyn Whi­
taker.
The program, which Is given as
the action of the play develops, !s
as follows:
Song. “Susy Little Susy", fourth,
fifth and sixth grade chorus; child­
rens dance, 4th grades; Songs.
“Brother, Come and Dance With
Me”, and “A Tiny Little Man,”
chorus; flower dance. 4th grade;
shadow dance, and Dance of the
Goblins, 5th grade; song, “Evening
Prayer”, special chorus; drill, angels,
6th grade: dance, Dance of the Dew
Drops, 5th grade; dance. Toys Par­
ade. 4th grade; song, "Hurrah! The
Witch Is Dead ", chorus; childrens
dance, 6th grade; Dance of the
Gingerbread, 4th grade; song, “The
Spell Is Broke”, chorus; Finale,
chorus and entire cast.
The program committee consists
of Mrs. Zette Bumgarner, chairman;
Mrs Eva Chadwick, Mrs. Hazel Lane
and Miss Joyce Goodman, with the
following assisting: Mrs. Dorothy
Nolen. Mtes Oeorgla Nichol, Miss
Virginia Voigt, Mrs June McKin­
ney. Miss Thresa Oehnert, Miss
Katheryn Crandall, and Miss Jean
Tidwell.
Attend Conventli
Rev. and Mrs. Austin J. Hollings­
worth and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith
left Monday by automobile for Mil-
ton to attend the eastern Oregon
convention of the Church of Christ
May 1 and 2 In the First Christian
church. Other Malheur county resi­
dents attending were Rev. and Mrs.
Emil J. Helseth of Ontario and Rev.
and Mrs. Hugh Faster of Vale.
“From Vision to Victory" was the
convention theme. Rev. Hollings­
worth delivered an address Wednes­
day afternoon on the subject of
“The Prevailing Church".
Mrs.
Evelyn R. Orlbble, national world
call secretary of Indianapolis, and
Malcom Norment, director of the
Indian mission zt White Swan,
Washington were o u t - o f - s t a t e
speakers.
Dr Carrol C. Roberts,
pastor of the First Christian church
of Eugene was another guest speak­
er.
Gov. McKay Gets
Invitation To
View Reservoir
Credit Association And
Road Topics 0 £ Cham­
ber Meeting
In conjunction with action taken
by the Malheur Game league and
the Nyssa Boat club, the Nyssa
chamber of commerce voted at its
weekly luncheon Wednesday noon
to Invite Oovemor Douglas McKay
to Inspect the site ol a proposed
state park on the banks of the Owy­
hee reservoir.
If the governor accepts the in­
vitation, he will be taken to the
reservoir on some date selected by
himself by members of the three
organizations, which have been
working for many months to gain
recognition for the reservoir area.
They have been receiving some en­
couraging news about prospects of
the area being designated as a state
park. A survey of the proposed
roadway and park has already been
completed by agencies of the fed­
eral government. Plans call far
construction of a two-mile road
from the boatlift along the east
side of the reservoir to Gordon
creek, leaveling of the park site and
improvement of the road to the
dam.
The chamber voted *5 to help
toward the expense of a Nyssa girl
to be sent to the girls state sessions
at Salem.
Ormond Thomas reported on the
developments in the proposed con­
struction of a government highway
from Buhl, Idaho to points west.
At a meeting of chamber director»
Tuesday, Bob Webster of Adrian
told of a highway meeting he a t­
tended in Boise recently. The Boise
gathering was attended by Gover­
nor Len Jordan and other state of­
ficials as well as representatives of
the army. Spokeanen said con­
struction of the highway would cut
70 miles off the present highway
distance from Buhl to Homedale.
One army spokesman, seeking a new
route for a military and civilian
highway, said “This is Just what
we want”. The government and the
state of Idaho are reported to have
appropriated *100,000 for start of
work on '.he project.
President Thomas Jones said It
Is apparently the intention of the
government to build the road. In­
cluding construction of the so-call­
ed Huntington cut-off from Hunt­
ington to Ontario.
The chamber approved a resolu­
tion calling on representatives in
congress when voting on Increas­
ing the excise tax on the automo­
biles to consider automobiles and
trucks .not as luxuries, but as neces­
sities. J. L. Herrlman, local dealer,
explained the excise tax on automo­
biles. He said Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder has recommended
an Increase In the tax from 7 to 20
per cent, or an increase of 300 per
oent. The house ways and means
committee has opened hearings on
the proposed tax.
Herrlman said “Of course, auto­
mobile dealers are opposed to the
large tax. It won't cost us any­
thing, but will be added onto the
price of cars. I don't think the
tax should be so large".
Clyde Snider then read the res­
olution.
L. R. McLachian, manager of the
Ontario credit bureau, discussed the
local credit association, known as
the RetaU Credit Association of
Nyssa. Ing., which was organized
In July, 1946 as a non-profit or­
ganization. McLachian recited sev­
eral reasons why merchant-owned
credit associations are good. The
Nyssa group is a member of the
national association.
McLachian said it behooves mer­
chants to act co-operatively In pro­
viding data for the reservoir of In­
formation that Is available through
the credit association. The infor­
mation must be kept up-to-date.
McLachian urged other Nyssa bus­
iness firms to join the association.
Honored At School—
Norman D. Case, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Case, was recently
tapped for the Oregon chapter of
Alpha Zeta, national ¿ “riculture
honorary.
Alpha Zeta members
are selected on the basis of leader­
ship ability and character from the
upper two-fifths of their class. Case
Liquor Store Time Cited—
is a Junior in horticulture at Ore­
The Oregon liquor control com­ gon State college.
mission has remlneded licensees
that daylight saving time Is the of­ Senior Sneak Held—
ficial time regarding
*nlng and
Forty-nine seniors of the Nyssa
closing hours In all area» of the hlgth school went to McCall Monday
state. Opening hour for all licen­ on the annual senior sneak. The
sees is 7 a. m. daylight saving time. students returned home by way of
Closing hours are 2:30 a m , day­ Boise, «(here they spent the even­
light: saving time for restaurant and ing. They were accompanied by
club licensees and 1 a. m . daylight Principal Dennis Patch, Mr. and
saving time, for all other licensees. Mrs. Rollie Cox and Finley Shuster.
Mr and Mrs Don Ulmer left last
week for South Bend, Indiana and
Chicago They will return with a
Herr From Elko—
new car.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas of Elko,
Nevada were week-end visitors at
V isit» H ere—
Marlon Osborn of Ontario snent the home of Mr and Mrs Ormand
the week-end at the home of Mr Thomas. The two men are cousins.
and Mrs 8 W Smiley
Hospital Open House Set—
Malheur Memorial hospital of­
Soldier« Visit—
Dennv Bartron and Von (Bud) ficiali today reminded local resi­
Srhroeder are home on 10-day fur­ dents that open house will be held
loughs before leaving next week at tin) hospital Saturday. May 12
wRh O t h e - members of their air unit In observance of National Hospital
of the Idaho national guard for day. Visitors prill be admitted from
2 90 to 4 p. m.
training camp in Oeorgla
S co u t T ro o p M eets—
Members of Olrl Scout Troop No.
4 held a ’’cook-out” on the lawn
of their leader, Mrs William Scblre-
man Tuesday evening. After the
cooking at their supper on the out­
door fireplace, games were played
by the girls.
Te Sponsor Program—
The L. D. S. Sunday school will
sponsor a Mother’s day program In
the Oregon Trail schoolhouse May
11 .