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JOURNAL raeNYSSA VOLUME X X X X V I Nyssa Rodeo To Re Spectacular, Colorful Event City Planning To Purchase New Street Sweeper Turker's Stock Aifil Cow boys Arrive; Good An nouncer Secured Committer Will Ael To Draft New Airport Contract The most spectacular and color ful rodeo In Nyssa's history will be opened tonight for a three-night stand under the lights at the rpdeo grounds, following this afternoon’s rodeo parade, which gave spectators a ghm.se of the entertainment that is in store for them. Despite the number of rodeos staged in Idaho. Montana, Utah and other states this week, Nyssa's rodeo has drawn some of the outstanding cowboys of the nation, such as Bob Maynard and Oerald Roberts, who were the only two fellows who quali fied in Madison Square Gardens in brahma bull riding during the last season. Maynard was selected last night as one of the judges, but the other judge will not be chosen until today. While some of the cowboys started arriving Monday, others sent telegrams and telephoned to arrange for entering the various events. Most of Harley Tucker's rodeo stock, including 25 head of brahma bulls, 25 bareback broncs, 25 saddle broncs, 20 head of bulldogging steers, 20 head of cows and 20 calves, ar rived here Monday in time to rest for the Nyssa show. A large num ber of livestock is required for a show as large as the Nyssa event. Pete Logan, one of the best rodeo announcers in the nation, has con tracted to announce the show. He has announced rodeos in Madison Square Oardens and other big shows in the east, the south and west. He understands the rodeo and is a good speaker. The regular program will be start ed each evening at 8:30 with the grand entry and introduction of the officials. Queen Colleen Bybee and Princesses Nannotte Bybee, Estelle Goodson and Virginia Com. Special features of the program in addition to the arena events will include a mule and monkey act by Sherman Crain. The monkeys help Crain fight the bulls in the arena. Several other animals will also be u.^ed in the act. * The Glamorettes, three girls ap pearing in an acrobatic and tram poline act, will perform with Homer, who has previously appeared at the Nyssa show. The Junior Owyhee Riding club, directed by Mrs Ann Tensen, will give a drill tonight and Friday night and the Canyon County Sheriff’s posse will drill Saturday night. Other numbers on the program will be saddle bronc riding, bare- back riding, calf roping, bulldog ging, brahma bull riding and clown ing and kids calf roping. A cow-cutting demonstration will be given at 8 o ’clock each night be fore the opening of the regular rodeo program. The announcer will explain the event as it is developed, so the spectators will have a better understanding of it. If the event is proporly appreciated by the crowds, the club may stage a cow-cutting contest next year. The arena has been enlarged and more lights have been installed. The grandstand was cleaned by firemen and the arena was decorated by the women of the Owyhee Riding club Wednesday night. The ground is in good condition for the contests. The firemen also spent much of last night flushing Main street in prep aration for today’s parade. Children accompanied by thedr parents will be admitted to the ro deo tonight free of charge. A colorful carnival, with new rides, will be in operation at the rodeo grounds for the remainder of the week- George Henneman. chairman of the city council, appointed a com mittee at a council meeting Tues day night to act with City Manager E. K. Burton in the purchase of a street sweeper. Councilmen appointed on the committee are Harry Miner, Robert P. Thompson and Oeorge Sallee The committeemen have not deter mined what size of sweeper to buy, but said it will be a power pick-up sweeper. The council chairman appointed Councilman Emil Stunz to act with a member of the chamber of com merce in drafting a new contract with Gordon Schmelzer for leasing the municipal airport. Schmelzer, whose contract is expiring, has asked for new provisions in the contract. No one appeared to discuss the new city budget and the council im mediately approved it as advertised. The council ordered that a letter be written to Larry Brainard of Payette, district manager of the Idaho Power company, thanking the company for installing the new mercury vapor lights in time for the rodeo. The council ordered that penal ties be assessed against the Nyssa Motors, Inc., and W. A. Bybee for failure to remove temporal y build ings from the fire district. The buildings are located on Main street. The councilmen waived collection of license fees on the carnival now playing at the rodeo grounds be cause of coming here at the re quest of the Owyhee Riding club. The cowgirl version of womanly I the three nights of the Nyssa rodeo princesses. The girls (left to rtEHt) are Nannette Bybee, Colleen, Vir- pulchritude will be exemplified at by Queen Colleen Bybee and three j Kinia Corn and Estelle Goodson. Crop Field Day Held Successful The fourth annual crops and fert ilizer field day program conducted last Friday was the most successful held at the Malheur experiment station, according to Superintendent E. N. Hoffman. Approximately 250 visitors toured the fields and noted the varieties of fertilizers, potatoes, alfalfa, grasses, cereals, field corn, horticulture and other crops. Hoffman said the al falfa and grasses drew the most in terest, along with the new plant. Koschla Scorparia, said to be highly tolerant to alkaline conditions. Pour Oregon State college special ists explained the various crops and answered questions during the day. They were H. H. Rampton, associate agronomist: E. R. Jackman, exten sion crops specialist; Henry Hart man, head of the horticulture de partment, and Wilson Foote, associ ate agonomist. County Agent Harry Sandquist also assisted with the program. The station was open for inspect ion from 8 a. m. until dark. Ray Carpenter House Destroyed Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carpenter and two children, whose residence was destroyed by fire along with all of the contents Monday morning four miles east of Parma, are in need of household goods and cloth ing. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter and child ren, who moved from Nyssa to the Parma area in the spring, went to Brogan Monday morning and were there at the time of the fire. Neigh bors saw the flames, but not in time to save the three-room house or contents. Persons having anything in the way of household goods or clothing to give are asked to leave it at 22 Oreen avenue or telephone the Tracy Mefford home. Old Folk To Be H on ored- All persons over 60 years of age belonging to the L. D. S. church will be honored guests at an all-day outing July 17. when special cars will transport them to the Kiwanls park in Payette, where they will be entertained with a banquet and pro gram. A stake committee under the direction of George Palmer of On tario. Dan Brown of Vale and Mrs. D O Bybee of Nyssa is assisted with the food and transportation by a special ward committee. Latter Day Saints who are 60 years old or older should contact their bishop about the party. William Hadden Is Still Missing William Hadden, who has been missing from his apartment in Nyssa for five weeks, had not been located this week, according to of ficers and his former employes. Hadden, who was about 62 years old. was known as ’’Pop” . He said his wife lives in the middle west. He left clothing at a dry cleaning estab Visit At Wilson Hoi lishment and did not draw all of Guests at the home of Mr and his pay at the Ace Pastime, where Mrs Bud Wilson are Mr. and Mrs. he was employed as janitor. J. D. Hughes of San Diego and Sis ter Mary Justlna of Fresno, Call- Returns Home— I fornla. Mr. and Mrs. W. J Lasher of Wheatland. Wyoming left for home Help Offered Veterans— Sunday after spending four dam Charles M Cox. eastern Oregon visiting at the home of Mr. and representative of the veterans ad Mrs Roy Bibbey. ministration. said today that nec essary administrative or adjudic Called To Camas— atory delays on the part of the Mr and M rs Oarl Sebum and veterans administration will not op daughter and son. Marie and Carl. erate to deprive any veteran of an; Jr., left Friday evening for Camas. right to a course of education or Washington, »-here they were called training under the O. I. bill. Any because of the death at Mrs. Se veteran who Is Interested In usine bum's brother. W. C. Hannon Mr his eligibility for training should and Mrs Sebum and Carl returned write, telephone or otherwise' con home Tuesday afternoon, i l l route tact the nearest VA office for fur home they nutted Mr and Mrs Jim ther assistance. Cox said. Moss at Madras Going To Honolulu— Mim Marie Sebum and Mbw Ro Leare On Vacation— Mr and Mrs O E CbekleUn and berta Brook» at Portland left by daughters. Donna Jean and Phyllis, plane Wednesday for Honolulu left Monday morning for Seattle. They will spend the summer with Portland and Canada. They are ex their college chwn. Mtas Jane Free man. who ttvm at Lanka! Oahu. pected to be away one week. i TWO SECTIONS—TEN PAGES THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 12. 1951 N0.26 Children's Parade Winners Comics and Costumes—Bobbie Bowers (costume) first, and Bertha Gutierrez 'comic) second. Bicycles—P a 1 1)' Michaelson first, and Jerry Timer second. Pets—Rosemary Roth first, and Marilyn Gorrell second. Floats—LaVonne and Dennis Mason first, and Darrell and Terry Duffin second. Fire Department Crews Revamped For Coming Year At a meeting held Tuesday night, Nyssa’s volunteer firemen reorgan ized the department for the coming year and made arrangements to start a new training program. The new team captains are Ralph Lawrence, Gene Stunz, Warren Parmer and Sam Phillips. Crews will be re-assigned under these leaders. Ernest Kieselhorst was pro moted from the rank of team cap tain to equipment supervisor. Stunz was appointed f i r e prevention director; Lawrence, public relations chairman: Ken Renstrom, head of the resuscitator squad, and William Wahlert in charge of first aid train ing. Several committees were appoint ed as Earl Purvis was admitted as a new member. Light Installation About Complete«! Installation o f the new mercury vapor lights on Main street was a- bout completed by the Idaho Pow er company last week. One light was not turned on be cause of lack of a mast arm. All of the material Is not yet available for four lights east of the railroad tracks. The new standards are yet to be painted and the old curb lights are to be removed. Born At Hospital— Three girls and three boys were born at the Malheur Memorial hos pital during the last week. They are as follows: Olrl, to Mr and Mrs. Elvin Orm of Jamieson, July 9; boy, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hardenbrook of Nyssa. July 10; boy, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Jackson of Nyssa, July 10; girl, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert 8anders of Nyssa. July 9; girl, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moses of Parma, July 10. and boy, Mr. and Mrs. Bernardino Cuevas of Nyssa, July 10. Young Breeder Successful— Vernon Miller, a Junior member of the Malheur County Jersey club, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V Miller of Vale, is making an outstanding success as a young breeder. At the Eastern Oregon Livestock show at Onion he placed first with his Juni or yearling and second with his senior heifer. He placed second In showmanship and fifth in livestock judging. Visiting In California— Miss Lois Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bud Wilson, has gone to San Diego to spend the summer She went by plane to Los Angeles, where she was met by her uncle and aunt. Mr and Mrs John E Hughes, her hosts for the summer. Here From California— Mr and Mrs. Elliot Ricks of Los Angeles visited over the week-end with Mrs Ricks’ brother, Lewis Riggs. and family. Visits In Nampa— Ken Renstrom visited his mother. Mrs Elmer Renstrom In Nampa Sunday. Potato Shipping Begins To Climb All of the six produce-shipping firms in Nyssa are expected to be sacking potatoes by the end of the week. J. C. Watson company, Sim- plot Western Produce and Joseph- son and Masto have been shipping and the other three, Hartley Pro duce company, Muir-Roberts and Burnlngham, Inc., and Owyhee Pro duce are expected to start shipping soon. Shipments are reaching from 8 to 10 a day, but will probably double within the next few days. Ship ments are held back because of the lack of maturity in many of the potatoes The early shipments have been earlier thgn last year. Shippers said the quality and yields of the potatoes are good. The acreage is larger than last year. Gordon Ray Family Completes Sale O f Gordon’ s Drive-In Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ray and sons have completed sale of Gord on’s drive-in to O. J. Elliott of Nampa and J B. Millard of Idaho Palls. The new owners, who have mov ed their families to Nyssa were en gaged in business in Idaho for sev eral years. They said they will re tain the present name of the store. William Tegge o f Nampa is in charge of the meat market. He has had years of experience in the groc ery and meat market business. J. H. Millard of Idaho Palls, fath er of J. B., will take charge of the bakery, which has been operated by Kenneth Ray. He has been in the bakery business for many years. Don Herren is remaining with the concern in the grocery department. Randall Stathopulos, a former em ploye, has moved to Hanford, Wash ington to accept a government pos ition. The new owners of the drive-in said they hope to continue the policies established by Oordon Ray. Gordon Ray and Kenneth Ray are not ready to announce their future plans. , Vasi|in*z Gharge«! Willi Manslaughter A county grand Jury indicted | Rafael Morillo Vasquez, Mexican I farm laborer, Friday in Vale on a i charge of manslaughter In connect- | ion with the slaying of Emeterlo I Rodriquez in Nyssa. District Attorney Charles Swan, who said Vasquez would be arraign ed later, originally charged the de fendant with first degree murder. The Jury reduced the charge to manslaughter. Vasquez, 50 year old, Is held In | the county Jail at Vale. Nyssa And Baker Softballers Split In Double Contest With a seventh inning rally, the Ward Produce company of Baker nosed out the Muir-Roberts and Burnlngham softball team 8 to 4 in a game played on the Baker field after the Muirs crew had led throughout the contest behind Dale Moss' effective pitching. In the second game of the double- header, the Totoler’s Peed and Fuel team defeated the Craver Motors nine by a score of 6 to 0 behind the shut-out hurling of Jerry Barker. The defeat was the second this season for Craver Motors, tied for the league lead in Baker. The Ward Produce company and Craver Motors teams will invade Nyssa Saturday evening, July 21 In a return doubleheader. The games will be started at 7:30. Priz«*s Given At Nebraska Picnic The annual Nebraska picnic was held in the Nyssa city park Sunday. July 8 with approximately 175 per sons attending. Mrs. Lois Day was elected presi dent; Mrs. Helen Huffman, vice president, and Mrs. Owen Fingers, secretary-treasurer. Prizes were given to the oldest man present. W. 8. Lowe, who is 89 years old; the oldest woman, Mrs. May Fleshier, 80 years; youngest baby. Barbara Lynn Phifer, five months; Mrs. Alfred Scott for trav eling the fartherst distance to the picnic, coming from Delbourne, Al berta, Canada; W. H. Fleshier, long est residence, and Mr and Mrs. Elmer Wllker, largest family at tending picnic. L. D. 8. To Celebrate— Members of the L. D. 8. church will hold a celebration at the Vale park July 24 In celebration of the arrival o f the Mormon pioneers In Utah valley over 100 years aga. Games and races will be staged be fore the lunch hour, which will be followed by a program. Return From San Francisco— Mr. and Mrs. Irl Nolan returned Tuesday from San Francisco where Mrs. Nolan was a delegate to the National Education association con vention. They visited relative* on the Oregon coast on the return trip. — Here From Washington— Mr. and Mrs Andy Kaprel and their daughter, Mrs Albert Cran- kovltch. and small daughter, of of Roslyn, Washington visited In Nyssa last week with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tucker and family. Mr Kaprel and Mrs. Tucker are broth er and sister. Hrre From Idaho— Mr and Mrs. Ira Coltron and two sons of Burley, Idaho spent the week-end visiting at tthe home of Mr and Mrs. Thurn Baker. Visit In Nyiso— Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cuttler and two children of Riddle. Idaho and Blaine Van Efton of Emmett were Returned From Parka— guests at the D. O. Bybee home Sat Mr and Mrs Carlos Buchner and urday. family returned Tuesday from Olac- ler National park and Yellowstone Sponsor Trip— park Accompanying them on their The L D. S. missionaries of the trip were Mr and Mrs. Paul Scheu- Nyssa stake are sponsoring an ex erman and family of Vancouver. cursion trip to the Idaho Palls temple today. Friday and Saturday. Assistant Librarian N____ Mias Pattie Raymond, who has Return From Vacation— been librarian's assistant for the Mr and Mrs Lewis Riggs and year in the Nynaa «w ary, has re- family returned last week from a stgned and Mtaa Ona Pounds waa vacation spent visiting relatives and engaged at a recent meeting at this ' friends in Idaho. Montana and library board aa her successor Washington. Rodeo Drawings Tonight’ s Places First section of bareback riding— Don Stout on Flying Saucer, Dick Stimple on Brown Light, Bob Do ner on Wise Cracker and Bill Hartman on Eagle Cap. First section of calf roping— Claude Henson, Jack Percifield, Bob Barm by and Dell Haverty. Second section of bareback riding— Gene Smith on Brown Derby, Bill Harvey on Roan Oak, Walt Lowe on Cherokee, Clark Maddox on Lucky and Richard Nelson on Oregon Slim. Second section of calf roping— Phil Rawlins, Bob Henderson, Clark Maddox and Bob Doner. Saddle bronr riding— Buck Davis on Bootlegger, Buck Ahern on Dux, Cliff Gunderson on Hot Seat, George Lowe on Bald Hornet, Walt Lowe on Smokey, Bud Travis on Big Three, Geo. Menkenmeier on Second Fiddle and George Shue on Home Front. First section of bulldogging— Buck Ahern, Billy Sylvester, Bob Barmby. Claude Henson, Don Sul livan and W. C. Phipps. Second section of bulldogging— Leo Cox, Bill Hartman, Bob Do ner, Cliff Gunderson. Phil Raw lins and Dwight Maddox. Brahma bull riding— Jack Middleton. Johnny Hubbard, Dick Stimple, Delbert Pack, Dick Luke, Dwight Maddox, Don Stout and W. C. Phipps. Malheur County Herds Classified The herds of three Malheur county Jersey breeders ranked high when they were classified July 3 by Dr. Ralph Erb of Washington State col lege of Pullman. Lewis Johnson's herd of Vale leads the list with an average of 83.6 per cent—1 excellent, two very good, 10 good plus, three good and two fair. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Orlder of Nyssa with an average of 82.2 per cent had seven cows that were very good, six good plus and one fair, and Fred Burgess of Vale ranked third with an average of 79.5 per cent or one very good, six good plus, five good and three fair. Brampton Dreamy Agnes, winner of the excellent rating, lsr Malheur county’s only excellent Jersey. She is a daughter of Rowe's Forward Lad and is out of Dreaming Stand ard's Bessie. As a three-year-old she produced 410 pounds of butter- fat and as a four-year-old she pro duced 554 pounds of butterfat, which gave her first place in the state of Utah at the centennial production contest. Funeral I h Held For I). R. Wilson Chlorination Of Water Halted By City Officials State Board Gives App roval Because O f Water Purity The city of Nyssa has discontinued chlorination of the city water with the sanction of the state board of health. City Manager E. K. Burton announced Wednesday. The last four samples of water taken from the shallow well on south First street showed the water to be pure. Water from the shallow well is used during the summer months because of the need for more water due to the irrigation of lawns and gardens. Water from the well, however, has never shown a poor test. Mr. Burton said. Permission was given by the state board of health for use of the water from the shallow well with the un derstanding that the city send In two samples Instead of one sample each week and leave the chlorin ation apparatus in place ready for use if necessary. Softball League Planning Tourney SOFTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Pet. • 1 JOO 8 a 800 7 .708 3 4 7 636 4 (36 7 • 4 .800 600 • • « .444 5 4 6 .400 S a .ita 1 • .m • a .000 Tobler's Ontario grocery Davis Oil Allls-Chalmers Inland OU Waggoner Motor Owyhee Bottled Oas Muir-Roberts L. D. 8. Arrow Co. Slmplot Shurtllff 6c Brogan A meeting of the Snake River Valley Softball assocatlon was held in Ontario Tuesday night for the purpose of organising a double elim ination tournament. The tournament will started Mon day night, July 16. The winner of the tournament will play the teem leading the league at the end of the regular season. The regular sched ule was supposed to be completed this week, but several make-up gam es remain to be played. It ta not defnlte when the games will be played, but they must be completed before the play-offs. Oames for the first of next week will be played as follows; Monday night on the Nyssa field—AUla- Chakmers versus Davis Gas and OU and Slmplot’s versus Tobler’a; Mon day night ait Ontario—Muir-Roberts and Burnlngham versus Arrow company, and Inland Oil company versus Ontario grocery, and Tues day night at Ontario—L. D. 8. ver sus Waggoner Motor company, and Owyhee Bottled Oas versus Shurt- Iff and Brogan. Results of games played since last Thursday were as follows: July 8— Allis Chalmers 7 and Owyhee Bot tled Gas 6; Friday night—Os vis Oas and Oil defeated Shurtllff and Bro gan, and Inland company defeated Slmplot; Monday night—Inland OU 15 and Arrow company 10; Ontario grocery 10 and Allls-Chalmers 1; Tuesday night—Davis Oas and OU 20 and Inland Oil 16, and Waggoner Motor 27 and Owyhee Bottled Oae Funeral services were held at the Bey chapel in Mountain Home for Dwight R. Wilson Friday, July 6. with the Rev. E. J. Medearls offici ating. Qraveside services and in terment were held in the Parma cemetery. Mr. Wilson was born Aug 13, 1910 at Butler, Tennessee and moved with his parents to Idaho. The past six years he had lived at Mountain Home, where he was an excavation contractor. On September 12, 1935 he was united in marriage to Anna Nelson of Parma, who survives. To this union, two children were born, 11 . Doyle and Allen, who also survive. Other survivors Include two broth ers. Sherman and Conley Wilson, Henneman To Give both of Parma and two sisters, Mrs Flowers To Queen Pina Miller of Melba and Mrs. Edna Dutro of Nampa. He was a mem Oeorge C. Henneman, chairmen ber of the Baptist church. of the city council, has been asked by the Nampa Harvest Festival as Club Will Meet— The Nyssa Rifle and Pistol club sociation to present a bouquet of will hold Its regular monthly meet flowers Friday noon to Miss Colleen ing tonight at 106 Main street. A Bybee, one of the queens of the movie on forest fires and fire fight Nampa Stampede, when a Nampa caravan arrives in Nyssa. ing will be shown. Miss Bybee, queen of the Nyssa rodeo, is one of 20 queens selected Visits Here Saturday— for the Snake River Stampede, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hournlng and son, Ronald, of Seattle and Mr. and which will be held next week. The Mrs. Carl Batchior of Rockford. flowers will be presented on behalf Illinois visited in Nyssa Saturday of the Nampa organization, whose at the home of Miss Myrtle llett. representatives expect to arrive In Nyssa between 12 o'clock and 12:15. Here From Twin Falls— Miss Donns Trsbert of Twin Pslls Visit In Nyssa— Ouests in the A. J. Hollingsworth was In Nyssa this week visiting friends. She was the house guest home are Mrs. Hollingsworth'* fath er. Reverend W. 8. Lowe of Lincoln. of Miss Dorothy Erwin. Nebraska, who plana to stay several months, and her sister, Mrs. Villa Here From Hrrmiston— Mr. and Mrs. Henson Dldler and Newman o f Denver. family of Hermiston spent Friday night at the Owen Oann home To Washington— Mr. and Mrs. Warren of Nyssa Evening callers included Mrs. Paul visited last week in Washington at ine Pinley and children of Vale. the homes of their daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Peachy of Spokane and Mrs. Here Fratw Gering, Nebraska— Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Johnson and Ross King of Coulee dam. They Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Johnson and returned home Prtday. daughter, Donna Lee, of Oerlng, Nebraska are visiting at the Ben Here From California— Mr. and Mrs. Tarnum Sills of Storm home. Orville, California visited at the A. H. Boydell home last week. Mr. T# Crater Lake— Mr and Mrs Vem Duus and and Mrs. Bills are former residents daughter have left on a two-weeks of Nyssa vacation. They are going to Crater Visit In Ny lake and from there to tth* coast. Visiting Mrs. Anna Johnson this week are Mr and Mrs. Ira 8anders Training In Utah— Huston Wilson, Clifford Mink and and Diane and Stewart of Colum Jimmie Cook are at Camp W. O. bus. Ohio, Mrs. Wanlta Jacobson Williams In Lehl. Utah, training and John and Cathy of Vancouver with the reserves. They mil return and Mrs Dorothy Hanson and Paul and Marty Jo of Wemme. Oregon. to Nyssa In two weeks.