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77 h ? * w V NYSSA / ^ ■ —« -r B r r r r ( i T '* ^ r r , * Ä i_ V ' NYSSA IN THE NAVY Hoop Candidates To Start Practice Judge Considers Fence Complaint Biii'vlars Steal 82600 In Cash Y Lions Will Give Shotgun, Camera before midnight Friday, as Mrs. Ditty and her husoand. Jesse O. Door prizes, consisting of a shot Ditty, returned home about 12 o' clock from a trip to Juntura and gun and movie camera, will be given away at the Lions community car- Westfall. hival to be held in the old Nyssa gymnasium Saturday night. Novem ber 17. These prizes will be given away at a drawing held during the evening. However, only tickets purchased be fore 4 p m. Saturday will be coun Approximately 600 quarts of fruits, ted in the drawing. All tickets re vegetables and juices were donated gardless of when purchased will be to the Malheur Memorial hospital exchanged for carnival money, during the recent drive conducted by which will be spent on the variety the women’s auxiliary. of games and other features that These donations were in addition will be arranged for the occasion. to the onions, cabbage, potatoes and Members of the Lions club are other vegetables that are being de .scrambling for ticket sales because livered to the new food cellar recent the team that loses the sales contest ly built at the hospital. More of must clean up the gymnasium Sat these vegetables are needed. urday night after the carnival. Some local residents are also leav Tickets may be secured from these ing meat at the Fischer local plant men at any time before the carni for the hospital. val. Hospital officials today expressed The events this year will Include thanks to those who donated food bingo, roulette, Kangaroo court, and to members of the auxiliary baseball throw, fish pond, coin toss, who assisted in the drive. country store, dart throw, turkey "The donations have materially drawing, concession stand for sale reduced the cost of the upkeep of of pop, "hot dogs" and coffee and the hospital” , said Manager John noise-makers booth. O'Toole. “ All gifts, however small, are gratefully received." Leave For Washington— Mr. and Mrs H. G. Humphreys Lottormen's Ball Set return Wednesday to their home in Yakima They have been house The Lettermen’s club will hold ‘ts guests the past two weeks at the annual ball in the new Nyssa gym home of Dr and Mrs. O. H. Ken- nasium Friday night, November 16. aston. Dancing will start at 8:30. The highlight of the evening will Attend Planning Conference— be the selection of a queen, to be Reverend and Mrs. Austin Hol chosen by the lettermen from three lingsworth were special guests of candidates. Steffen’s Swing Six will the Idaho state planning conference furnish the music. Doughnuts and held Thursday and Friday of last punch will be served. week In the Christian church at Gooding, Idaho. They attended d if ferent sessions each day on some Service People Visit— Pic Norma Coleman of the U. S phase of planning the church act marines and T Sgt Thomas H ivities. They returned home Sat Salzman of the marines, who are urday stationed at El Toro, Santa Ana. California, left Sunday for Seattle Copy Needed Early— As the Gate City Journal will be and Portland to visit relatives be fore returning to California. They published Wednesday of next week have been visiting her parents, Mr instead of Thursday because of and Mrs William Coleman, and Thanksgiving, advertising and news other relatives for the past week copy should be submitted one day earlier than usual. Fined On Speeding Charge— Kenneth Parker of Nyssa was fin Return From Portland— ed $9 and assessed $1 50 court costs Mr and Mrs Emil Stunz and in justice court November 9 by Judge daughter. Mrs Oreta Bleakman, have returned from a week's visit in Ruby Moore on a charge of speeding Portland. In a truck Adrian Denied Right To Seek ‘ t W ö _ s e c t T o n s - - t e n PAGES Chamber Planning Santa (.laus Visit k in s m a n G ran ge Officers Named Members of the Kingman Grange met Monday evening for their reg ular meeting and to elect officers for the coming term. The new officers are Bill Toombs, master; Art Sparks, overseer; Mrs. Bill Toombs, lecturer; Wesley Piercy, steward. Luit Stam. assistant stew ard; Mrs. Herbert Thomas, chap- .ain; Dale Ashcraft, treasurer. Mrs Wesley Piercy. secretary; K I Pet erson. gatekeeper; Mrs. Luit Stam. Ceres; Mrs K I Peterson Pomona; Mrs. Lambert Dierking. Flora; and Mrs Dale Ashcraft, lady assistant steward Following the business meeting, the group went to the Just-a-Mere” cafe in Adrian for refreshments. Merchant's Luncheon Held— Approximately 65 persons attend ed the merchants luncheon Satur day at the Masonic nail The lunch eon was sponsored by the local Job - Daughter-, bethel. Plans are being made to make the luncheon a monthly activity throughout the winter _ . Attend Luncheon At Schoolhouse ■\. • U lS tr iC t Oregon Asking City To Start * Disposal Plant Library Program Tax Situation In Nyssa Good Girls Leagues Armistice Day Will Meet Here Observed Here A potluck dinner and social meet ing for war veterans and members of the auxiliaries o f the American Legion and V. F W. constituted the principal observance of Armistice day in Nyssa. A few veterans and their wives attended the affair, which was held in the veterans hall Sunday evening. A potluck supper, including a turkey cooked by the women, was served. It was followed by a short memorial service. Prayers were read by District Commander Arthur Rouse and Mrs E K Burton and a memorial was offered by Clifford Mink. Mrs. Don Graham read "In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae. Following games, prizes o f six chickens, three turkeys, cakes and other articles were awarded Win ners of the turkeys were Mrs. K K. Lienkaemper. Mrs. Robert Wilson and William B Mayden. C Of C Members Santa Claus may return to Nyssa m • l | next month in a helicoptor as he 1 l t t C dU once before, but the chamber of commerce has no definite informa tion as yet. Champion O f Snake Riv Robert F. Thompson reported at Hartley Explains Posi the chamber luncheon Wednesday tion O f Schools In er B League Ignored that a flying service in Walla Walla Modern Society In Oregon Play has promised to send him a letter Members of the Nyssa chamber of The Adrian football team, which this week telling of the Christmas commerce went to school Wednes played eight games with Snake Riv schedule. The chamber members will tell day. but some of them only to eat. er Valley B league teams without The weekly luncheon of the cham a loss, has been denied the right to more of their plans for the Christ play for the Oregon district 8 mas celebration as they develop ber was held in the home economics room of the high school building championship, because of failure to them. in observance of National Education meet other Oregon schools. week. After the luncheon some of Arrangements for the district the men, at the invitation of Sup play-off are made by the district erintendent Henry Hartley, visited board, which this year consists of In the school rooms. , Harry Jacoby of Wallowa. Ray Os- The luncheon was also attended burn of Elgin and Athol Sayre of by a goodly number of the high Adrian. Under the supervision of school and gTade school faculty the state board of control, this board members, who were Introduced oy is charged with responsibility for Mr. Hartley before the superintend planning the tournament. With Mr ent delivered the principal address Sayre objecting, the district board j ruled that the Antelopes had not | Sewage Situation Ducuo- on the program. "We are glad to see so many played a representative Oregon businessmen here," said Hartley. schedule to entitle them to compete Ned; Sidewalk Build “ Your presence shows an Interest for the pennant. in the schools. We extend an in ing 'Asked Sayer said that under the state vitation to all of you to visit the plan, all eligible schools should be schools today. This is Education given consideration for the play-otf, A letter from the state sanitary the public but that Adrian had received ab authority urging the city of Nyssa, week, set aside to permit . solutely no consideration. It was to place its sewage disposal plant schools of the country to show the "just voted out.” The Adrian sup back In operation was read at the I things they are doing. If we were erintendent said he asked the other regular weekly meeting of the city to state the philosophy of the schools here It would be about the two board members to allow Adrian council Tuesday night. to play the champion o( the two- As a result, the city Is ordering same as that of other schools. We valley league In the Union-Wallowa the necessary repair parts, but the are trying to educate the youngsters county area for the right to repre plant will probably not be placed to live in a democracy. We are also sent the district in higher-level com in operation until spring, because trying to educate them to live In a petition. but they would not listen to of anticipated delay in receiving world that Is changing very rapid ly. These changes are going on and such a plan. tlie repair parts. The other two board members The cast of the project Is roughly the youngsters have to adjust them said they would like lor Adrian, the estimated at $ 2000 . The city will selves to this changing world. We only B school in Malheur county, build a chlorine contact chamber, also believe the country is domin to play a few games In Union and a screen and grit chamber and a ated by the Christian religion. Now, that is our goal. Wallowa counties during the season, drying bed for digested sludge. "In Nyssa, we don't feel we are but Sayre said that plan was not The attitude of the city council practical, because of distance and has been that Nyssa should not have old-fashioned, but we have been ac cused of being. "We believe we are other factors involved. He pointed to go to the expense of re-activatlng out that usually several years sep the sewage plant when other towns out in front of some of the schools. arate championship teams in any along the Snake river do not have We are particularly concerned with particular school and expressed the sewage disposal plants. The con the fact that a child should learn belief that Adrian should be given tention of the state is that unless to read. Some people never do learn a chance at the district champion it forces Nyssa to operate its plant, to read very well. If pupils are not ship because of its outstanding rec it cannot properly ask Ontario and up to a point where they will make a success of their work we try to ord in the Snake river valley under Vale to Install disposal plants. the direction of Coach Earl Ward. Announcement was made that the hold them back a year. When we Although Adrian has been attemp oouncll will ask owners of property do the hard problem is to convince ting all fall to avoid such a conting on the south side of Main street, the parents there is nothing radic ency as now exists, nothing has been particularly between Third and ally wrong. Parents are not partic done by the board and Sayer said Sixth streets to .»pair ’.hair broken ularly concerned if t -eir children it is now loo late to do anything. sidewalks and install new ones fall to‘ grow flhysiraiy Is other Wallowa will play John Day Sat where needed. If the improvement children, but they are concerned urday for the regional title. work is not done by the property If their children are slow In growing (Continued on Page 5) owners, It will have to be done on an assessment basis. The city voted to reject an In- I I . ,1.1 A | station to Join the eastern Oregon 1 1 ( 1 ( 1 / \ l 1 v I ( ( 1 1II g chapter of the Pacific Coast Build- _______ ! tug Officials conference. Mrs. H. R. Sherwood, chairman o f , The councllmen ordered work The deadline for granting of re Nyssa's library board for the past 25 done at the city dump to clean It bate on 1961-52 taxes to be paid to years, was mistress-of-ceremonies at \ lkP “ hd make It more accessible, the Nyssa Civic club program eon- Three applications for renewal of the county sheriff will be this even ducted Wednesday afternoon, N ov-1 beer licenses were received by the ing at 5 o ’clock. Persons who pay ember 14 in observance of National ( council. Those applying were Olym- their taxes after that time will be Book week The program, "Our P‘c club, Ace Pastime and Eder required to pay the full amount. Literary World," followed a short Hardware company. New licenses Taxpayers making their payments business meeting, conducted by Mrs. I will be required by January 1. Lic- In full by November 15 are allowed Clyde Snider, president, during I *nses. If granted are approved by a rebate of three per cent. Other which club members voted to doriate the state liquor commission upon wise they have the privilege of pay $5 to the community chest. the recommendation of the city ing their property taxes quarterly. As In the past several years, taxes Numbers on the program lnclud- I council. In Nyssa are lower than in the other ed a musical quartet, David Hartley, | --------------------------- larger towns In the county. The Ronnie Buchner. Clair Tyler and y a |e G r i d s t e r S city tax here is 18 6 mills as com Johnny Lienkaemper, who played pared to 19 6 mills last year. Vale's "Creatloas Hymn" and "Follow The tax Is 28 mills, Ontario 36 7 and The fourth annual S. R. V. Girls leader" and a report from the Nyssa Jordan Valley 17.2. The Vale tax league conference will be held in the librarian, Mrs Desmond Jones, dropped two mills and Ontario’* A short talk was given by the new After the Vale Vikings had com Nyssa high school building Tuesday. county librarian. Miss Margery Pom pleted a successful race for the one-tenth of a mill. Jordan Valley's November 20. tax Increased two-tenths of a mill. Four representatives and their ad eroy, who told the group, “It is 8nake River valley football champ Nyssa's school tax Is also the low visors from the 16 schools of the val gratifying to know there is a library- ionship by defeating Ontario Satur est at 33.6 mills. Vale's combined ley will be represented at the con minded group in this city. You can day 39 to 0, the Payette Pirates levy of grade school and high school be rightfully proud you have the dropped the Nyssa Bulldogs to ference. Is 38 4 mills, Ontario’s is 41.2 mills The purpose of the conference Is library here that you have and aLso fourth place In the final standings and Adrians combined levy Is 45 to promote a friendly spirit among be proud of the wonderful relation by scoring 26 points in an Armistlc mills. the girls in the schools of the Snake ship existing here." A skit, “The day game on the Payette field Taxes for the county, school dis Lamp Went Slowly Out" was pre The Vikings, who assured them River valley. tricts, cities, and other tax assessing sented by Roberta Morfitt, Phyllis selves of the championship earlier The officers who will preside over bodies add up to 73.1 mills for Nyssa this year’s conference are Loretta Cheldelin, Lois Wilson. Ann House, in the season, registered six victories I and suffered no* defeats. Enmiett S ^ ^ e r s . (ri 3 mills for Vale and Russell, Nyssa, president; Jeanne Alta Chard, Keitha Strasbaugh and 8 fo„r Rock, Ontario, vice president; Mar Margaret Bates, under the direction uwk second place with four wins, 98 Assessed valuations in the four lene Pollard, Homed ale, secretary, of Mrs. Paul House. For the con one loss and one tie and Payette ; incorporated cities In the county in cluding number. Irene Jayo and took third with three wins, one loss and Polly Boston, Vale, treasurer. creased considerably during the Discussion by four of the pre Kristina Rinehart played a piano and two ties. Nyssa’s three wins year The Vale assessed valuation and three losses gave her fourth sidents concerning the girl In both duet. During the tea hour that followed. place Other records were Meridian, climbed from $817.268 to $907,582, the school and in government will Ontario from $31)56.410 to $3.962.641; be held Rev Crenshaw will speak Miss Pomeroy and Mrs Jones, one. four and one; Ontario none, | Nyssa from $1,453,814 to $1 »8,956. librarian, served from a table dec four and two and Welser, one and j , nd Jordan v .lley from $72369 to on the girl and her spiritual world. After lunch which is to be served orated in a fall theme Working with Mrs. Sherwood on In the Monday game, the Pirates *75'818 __ ______ by the Nyssa F. H A., a business meeting will be held. During this the committee were Mrs Carios started demonstrating superior play- Buchner, Mrs Bernard Eastman. ing by scoring their first touchdown Kay I t l i l b r i C K ( i f time next year's officers will be Mrs Desmond Jones and Mrs. Bert on the initial play of the contest i J . , elected. Lienkaemper. after the kick-off Harmon Kiiie-1 I anna S u c c u m b s A tour of the sugar factory will brew, halfback, went through th e1 ------------ be conducted in the afternoon. The M«n Are Injured Nyssa line and ran 53 yards to pay Ray Phllbrick, a resident of Parma girls and their advisors will then dirt. Denny Barber kicked the ex- for the past four years, passed a- return to the high school for a tea way Tuesday, November 11 at the Two men were injured in acci tre point. before returning to their respective dents in this vicinity Armistice day. Payette scored in each quarter of home of his sister. Mrs Oeorge schools. Mr. Phllbrick lived in Earl Oroesbeck of Nampa lost part the game. DeLong scored In the . Webster of two fingers which were Injured second and third quarters and Fet- Beloit. Kansas prior to the time he To Attend Conference— Henry H Hartley, Nyssa super by a shotgun blast. He was dismis ter In the fourth. Before the third moved to Parma, intendent of schools, will attend a sed from the Malheur Memorial hos quarter touchdown. Wilson, Payette | Survivors Include two sisters, Mrs. center, Intercepted a pass and raced Oeorge Webster of Parma and Mrs. northwest regional conference on pital Tuesday Orant Lewis of Nyssa suffered a 80 yards to the Nyssa five, from Wyatt Smith of Nyssa; and one administrative leadership serving shoulder dislocation when a hor.e where DeLong scored. brother, Dr T. L. Phllbrick of Lin community school* in Spokane Nov coln, Kansas. ember 18. 19 and 20. He will speak fell with him. He was dismissed Funeral services will be held In on a section of the program called from the hospital after receiving Return To Walla Walla— Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Ferguson the Nazarene church in Parma Fri- "Olimpses of Community School* In treatment. and son, Micheál returned Sunday: day at 2:30 p. m Interment will he Action.” Hi* topic will be "Budget to their home In Walla Walla after In the Parma cemetary ing the School Administrator's Time Return From Moscow— Mr and Mrs Charles Steffens re- spending the past week visiting at For Effective Leadership ” turned home Monday after -pending the home o f Mr and Mrs O. H. Here From Halt lake City— the week-end In Moscow. Idaho. Kenaston Baby Arrive*— The Misses Thelda and Arlene --------------------------- Baker and their brother. Carol, all A girl was bom November 10 n where they were house guests at the the Malheur Memorial hospital to home of Mr Steffen's brother. Dr Expected Home Saturday— of Salt Lake City, and their mother. Mr and Mrs Harold Ferguson of and Mrs. Walter Steffens, dean of Opl West Beus. who has spent Mrs. Annetti Baker of Ogden, spent the graduate school While there, the past eight months with the 146th the week-end In Nyssa visiting at Nyssa they attended the University of Ida- wing In Valdosta, Georgia is ex- the home of their son and brother. Miss Girl Has Polio— ho homecoming festivities, including pected to arrive home Saturday Them Baker, and family A 13-year-old Nyssa girl is re the Washington State-Idaho foot- evening. He will be her« until Nov- Mariam Lee accompanied them. ceiving treatment in the Malheur ball game They alio visited La Rue ember 24. when he will leave for They were entertained 8unday even Memorial hospital for polio Her Franklin and Betty Fife, former Victorville. California for special ing after church at the home of condition Is not serious and she is Nyssa residents and Mr Steffen’s ! training there. Bests U the son of their cousin, D. O Bybee and fam getting along fine sister, Mrs Norman Logan Mr and Mrs Erse] Beus. ily Coach Harry McGinley will meçt | with candidates for the Nyssa high ! school basketball squad this after noon preparatory to the opening of the season's play. Basketball squad Union Church Services prospects who have been playing Will Be Held Wednes football will not start hoop practice until Monday. McGinley expects to have between day Night Bi?- 30 and 40 boys out for practice. They will include only three lettermen The principal observance of Thanksgiving day in Nyssa will con from last year's squad. "Red" And rews, one of the 1950-51 stars, has sist of a union Thanksgiving service moved from Nyssa. to be sponsored by the churches the evening of November 21. Rev. C. T. Crenshaw of the Epis copal church will deliver the sermon at the service, which will be held Ü .5 . PáCJflC FLEET in the First Church of Christ at | PBCptlTS Fifth street and Ennis avenue be- ! Federal Judge Chase A. Clark of ; ginning at 8 o'clock. Frank C. Coley of the Assembly of j Boise has taken under consideration God will give the invocation a n d , the question of whether the court V * PAC IFIC ^ Rev. Glen Abla of the Nazarene has jurisdiction in a case filed a- church will give the scripture read gainst the bureau of land manage ing. The president’s annual proc ment by Malheur county cattlemen lamation will be read by Rev. Don to prevent the bureau from building ald S. Campbell of the Methodist a fence along the Idaho-Oregon church, who will also deliver the border. The cattlemen, Buck and Helen evening prayer. The Christian church will give a special musical Tiffin of Sheaville, Elaine Mao- number and lead in the singing of Kenzie, Jack Strode, Lee Strode, old hymns. Rev. Austin J. Hollings George Greeley and Andrew Gree worth, the host pastor, will preside ley, filed a complaint against Wil and give the benediction. The pub fred H. Quinn of Boise, district graz lic is invited to attend this com ier for the Owyhee grazing district, asking that the defendant be pre munity-wide service. The public schools will be in ses vented from building a 15-mile fence sion only three days next week be near the state line. The cattlemen cause classes will be dismissed for filed a protest with the district of the "Across The Blur Pacific" Thursday and Friday in observance grazier when they learned the gov Lee Jacobs, president of radio ernment intended to build the fence. station KRKK. Baker; KLBM, La navy radio program, a 15-minutr of Thanksgiving. Public offices and business houses They contend that an agreement Grande, and KSRV, Ontario, all of show featuring native music of the will be closed Thursday. The Gate was reached under which no further Oregon, and all affiliates of the Lib Royal Hawaiian Serenade» and City Journal although dated Thurs work would be done on the fence erty Broadcasting system, enjoys a dramatized stories of the navy in day, will be published Wednesday without a consulation between the friendly chat with Navy Journalist the Pacific. The program is cur evening in order to give employes a two interested parties. They further Second Class Gerald W. Crandall, rently being produced by navy per contend the construction work was son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Cran Thanksgiving holiday. continued and as a result they filed dall of Nyssa. Mr. Jacobs visited sonnel at the Pearl harbor head Pearl harbor and Pacific fleet head quarters of Admiral Arthur W. Rad the action in federal court. The livestock men claim their quarters recently as a guest of the ford, commander-in-chlef. Pacific rights were violated when Quinn secretary of the navy. Petty Officer and U. S. Pacific fleet. II. S. Navy built the fence about four miles west Crandall is on the production staff photograph) of the state line. They said they had been watering and feeding live Burglars stole $2600 in cash, a stock on unoccupied public domain shotgun, two men's suits and num in the area for more than 30 years. erous other articles from the resi Most of the water holes used by dence of Mrs. Rena Ditty, 427 No. cattle along the border are on the r n Fourth street last Friday night, but Idaho side, so the animals on the left much other valuable property Oregon range could not reach the that could have been taken as loot. water after the fence was built. According to a report made to This condition reduced the value of state police and city police officers the rangeland on the west side of of Nyssa, the burglars failed to take the fence. a $2000 fur coat, diamond jewelry, Quinn said the bureau’s purpose in guns and other valuables. The thiev building the fence was to facilitate es jimmied a door tq the house, adminstration of the Taylor graz but entered the building through a ing act. bedroom window, which was open Judge Clark is reported to have after the burglary about an inch. said Friday "I don’t know whether In their search for valuables, the the government has the legal right burglars ransacked the house be to build this fence, but it has no fore they found the $2600 in cash. moral right to do so. The govern They threw the contents of dressers ment has no more right to treat the and trunks onto the floor and piled ranchers in a high-handed manner rifles and shotguns on a bed, but than any individual has.” took only one of the firearms. Martin P. Gallagher of Ontario is Mrs. Ditty, operator of the Rain attorney for the ranchers. Donald M. Graham of Nyssa, gun USS Menard in Korean waters. bow hotel on the east side, said the $2600 included two $100 bills, two ner’s mate, first (lass, 1079782 II. S. Graham Is the husband of Mrs. navy, prepares to cut the cake in Nora B. Graham of Nyssa. (Official $50 bills and the remainder in $20 bills. celebration of his 59th birthday while serving abroad the transport I). S. naval photograph). The burglary occurred sometime Fruits, Juices Given Hospital JOURNAL « ^ f H E 'Ñ Y Ü Á GATE CITY JOURNAL. N YSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER llT H g l VOLUME X X X X V I Observance Of Thanksgiving Is Set For Nov. 22 ' ^ ■ Clinch Pennant
