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ê • %*V * — • O. JOURNA1 The NYSSA GA VOLUME XXXXVII HO. 11 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON THURSDAY, MARCH 27. 1152 Bob Quinn Lauds Athletics’ Place In American Life 2 k) Club V omen Attend Annual Gathering Here Speeches, Music, T o m foolery Feature Lions Meeting Business M erlin» Xml Luncheon Ur hi By <>*) Clubs Bob Quinn o f LaGrande, director The 13th annual meeting of the Malheur County Association of W o o f athletics at the Eastern Oregon men's Club^ was held Saturday, College of Education, said in the March 22 in the home economics principal address delivered at the room of the Nyssa high school build annual banquet given by the Nyssa ing. Lions club for lettermen of the high Registration at 11 o'clock started the day's activities. Mrs. Fred Olm- school Tuesday night that athletics stead, county secretary, was in is part of the process that develops charge She announced that 245 club good Americans. women were present. Crocheted dolls "Coaches formerly tried to Justi of blue, pink, lavender and yellow, fy athletics", Quinn said, "but that attached to the identification cards, is no longer necessary. The change directed the guests to the luncheon can be seen in the new gymnasiums tables. that have been built in the country. A covered dish lunch was served After each war there is an impetus at noon, with the theme "A Pleas in athletics, which are a part of ant Hour", effectively carried out America. Playing baseball, football, in decorations and table .set:ing. The basketball or other games by a boy table were de co r at e d With Ilianl- is part of the process he goes through quiiis to depict four phases of the in becoming an American. pleasant hour, "Gardening", dressed "The more varied the school cur in lavender. "Music" in yellow, Sew riculum the more people can special ing" ill pink and "A rt" in blue Each ize, become proficient and get into was gracefully flanked by corre the limelight. I f not given an op sponding incidentals depleting Its portunity to get into the limelight intention. Candles and appropriate in school, a boy may try to be the spring llowers completed the picture. first to smoke, the first to drink or Most of the Shriners who attended the left side of the picture are Dr. Payette Slirine club, is shown near Favers of pretty chapeaus marked each setting. IXixology was lead by become the best pool shot to get monthly meeting of the Payette recognition in lhs town. We all like shrine club in Nvssa March 1» are L. A. Maulding, Hubert K. Thompson the center of the head table. Ta his Mrs. Donald Campbell. Miss Betty o excel and get into the limelight. *ttown above in the llarano photo. and Kalph iPanua-Nysaal Tastatur, right is Prison Deal, lieutenant- Jean Strickland played background music during the luncheon. I think there is room for athletic Nyssa men close to the camera on Walter Freeman, president of the governor of Idaho. competition in the elementary school. I _ — -------------------------- . - —— — The business meeting was presided The whole American culture has over by Mrs. George Schweizer, evolved with athletics. Only a few Nyssa W ins First president of the hostess club, Mrs. S ii countries have sports as we do. There Bud Wilson and Mrs. Glen Schweiz In Meet Against is a great place for athletics in the er in the little theater of the school schools, giving more boys and girls J “ building. Decorations were baskets Fruit lami, Adrian a chance to excel." o f yellow snapdragons, held with The speaker said anyone who has Duane R. Alters of New Plymouth The Payette Shrine club held its yellow bows complimentary of the The Nyssa high school track squad the desire may go to college, espec and George Whorton of Payette have monthly meeting in the Morocco Nyssa Greenhouse. The speakers won a triangular meet with Fruit- club Wednesday evening, March 19 table was decorated with yellow ially the athletes. He advised that purchased the Nyssa Gate City students do not work their way land and Adrian here Wednesday with 97 members and visitors pres daffodils and candles Mrs. George through college unless necessary, but Journal from Klass V. Powell and Schweizer gavt the address of wel afternoon. Tire scores were Nyssa ent. rather urged more work and more will take possession of the business The nobility present at the dinner come und Mrs. Kenneth McDonald j 101, Fruitland 32’ - and Adrian 19*2. saving of money during the summer April 1 . meeting included Past Potentates gave the response. Mrs. Donald Two records were set for the meet. Donald Whitehead. Darold Smith Campbell led the group In singing months. He said a full curriculum p 0well did not sell the newspaper and athletics do not leave sufficient building, which he has leased to Bumgarner Jumped 5 feet, 7Va inches and Clyde Rush. The 1952 divan clever and appropriate songs. Mrs. time for a job. He also advised Alters and whorton. Neither did he j in the highjump and Keveren leap members present were Joseph Rob Fred Olmstend, conducted roll call, against marriage until the students, seB stationery and office supply ed 19 feet. 6 Inches in the broad- inson, potentate. Glenn Baker, chief with 69 clubs responding. A geran especially working students, have .tock, which he plans to move to jump. rabban; Floyd .Walker, assistant ium was presented to Mrs. Earl finished school. strawn's O ffice Supply store In On- First plact winners were as fo l rabbon; Ed Price, high priest and Strickland, a charter member o f the Cj mu', f ...gratulated 'th e Nys.-.a ! tario because the new owners do lows: 880 relay, Ward, Hartley, For- prophet; Earl Turner, first C. M.; hostess club aud a rememberance athletes on their showing during the : intend to operate a stationery bess and Keveren; pole vault. Bair Edson Deal, oriental guide; Andy was sent to Mrs. James Stephen, Sr. last year and complimented the j department in connection with the and Ray. 9 feet, 10 inches; high Anderson, captain of guide. aHd A l Mrs. Zena Fritts of the Home Eco Lions oil their spirit in sponsoring ■ business. Powell said he has con- hurdles, Bair. 17.C; shotput. Jones, vin Miller, outer guide. All of the nomics club of the Boulevard Grange the banquet for the boys. . traded to purchase the Strawn Fruitland. 39 feet, 5 Inches; mile, visitors were from El Korah temple made a successful bid for the 1963 Superintendent Henry Hartley j store and plans to take possession of Bumgarner, 5:11; discuss, Jones, 120 of Boise. meeting, with Mrs. Jim Hawkins of said "one of the nice things about the business after details of the pur feet, 7 inches; 100 yard dash, Banes, The meeting was called to order the Patch and Chat club as co- living in Nyssa is that our teams cpase have been completed this Fruitland, 11:4; 440, Hartley, 56; at 8 p. m., with President Walter hostess. Mrs. Olmstead conducted don’t have to come up with cham- week Javelin, Skeen. 157 feet; 180 yard Freeman In charge, to discuss spon the drawing for the door prize, which pionships to be appreciated by the | Powell, who came to Nvssa from low hurdles, Tanner. 23.4; 220 yard soring the Halleck brothers three- was won by Mrs. Wilma Anderson of community. O f course, we like cham- Baker has publishing the pa- dash, Hartley, 25 1, and 880 yard ring circus to be held in Boise in ; the Rebekah Friendship circle of pionship.,. but they are not essential.; per since November 1. 1941. He has run. Bowers, Adrian, 2:19 5. June. All of the Shrine proceeds will Ontario. Nyssa has the smallest school in the ^ been engaged in newspaper work The next track meet involving the go to the Shriners hospitals for crip- j Mrs. James Stephen announced (Continued on Page 6 ) since 1924 Bulldogs will be a quadrangular pled children. the program as follows; Plano solo, Alters, who with Mrs. Alters and meet with Ontario, Parma and Ad The guest speaker was Lieutenant- j (Continued on Page 8 ) two children are muking their home rian at Nyssa Wednesday, April 2. Governor Edson Deal o f Idaho, (.o n io n IL»y Named at 20 Park avenue will be the editor speaking on government. Other talks 2nd W ard Bishop and publisher. He was co-owner with were given by Potentate Joseph R o b -: Lini» to Operate his father, Ray N Alters, and editor inson and other members o f the Eldon J. Yergensen was released of the Payette Valley Sentinel at Owyhee Boat Lift divan. The members agreed to hold the Sunday night from the L. D. S. first New Plymouth for five years and ward bishopric after serving as sold that publication to Robert V Plans were announced today for Representatives of the Nyssa Boat next meeting April 19 in the Wash bishop for the past 10 months. Ern Thurston and Gene Killebrew of club were unable to secure financial ington hotel in Weiser, where ladles’ an all-day meeting to be held Friday, est Bunn, second counsellor was alto Vale in December, 1951. He has been assistance from the bureau of recla night will be observed. After dinner, April 4, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at connected with newspapers at O n released. mation this week for operation o f the served at 7:30, a dance will be held the Moore hotel in Ontario, where Sustained as the new bishopric tario, Payette, Weiser and Black- boat lift at the Owyhee reservoir, for all nobles and their ladies. Presi the Parent-Teacher association and was Gordon Ray as bishop, Frell foot and from 1940 to 1946 was own but announced that they have made dent Freeman requested that all the Oregon Education association Blair, retained as first counsellor, er and publisher of the Idaho Moun arrangements for operation o f the nobles, especially the new candi will combine their efforts to bring and Grant Jones as second counsel taineer at Idaho City, excluding lift until July 5, the usual closing dates attend the ladies' night affair. to the public a clear view on schools lor Phillip Woodard A d Nina Cottle three years duty with the army In date of the lift and their affairs. A no-host lunch were retained as clerks. President the South Pacific. will be served at noon at the Moore Bernard Frost, Ed Pruyn, K en School Baseball Whorton, owner and publisher of Arvel L. Child o f the Nyssa stake hotel. neth Renstrom and Murl Marcum presided over the meeting Also in the Payette Independent-Enterprise, o f Nyssa were told by bureau of Season Is Open State Senator Elmo Smith and a’ tendance was President Milton R. will not actively participate in the reclamation officials in Boise Tues Alvan B. Bogoe o f Prairie City will management and publication of Nelson of Ontario. The first Nyssa high school base be the principal speakers. day that the bureau cannot give any Bishop Yergensen was released the Gate City Journal. Subjects expected to be discussed assistance because it has no money ball game of the season will be play tyecause of selling his business here for such purposes. ed here Friday at 3 p. m., when the Include organization o f school dis in Nyssa. He has acquired business Rodeo Association Operation of the boat lift will be Bulldogs will meet Harper in a prac tricts in Oregon, state and local tax Interests in Utah, where he Intends ation and school finance, curriculum, financed through fees charged for tice contest. Fleets O fficers handling the boats. to move. The Bulldogs will play New Plym school personnel, and methods of Speakers on Sunday evening’s pro outh in a practice game on the New obtaining more effective lay partici gram included the five men in office Officers o f the Nyssa Rodeo asso Stamp Law Repealed— Plymouth diamond Tuesday, April 1 pation in school problems, sugges and Mrs. Yergensen. Adrienne Peter ciation were elected at an organiza A public law that went Into effect and will play a return engagement tions and recommendations from lay citizens of the improvement of son played a piano solo. tion meeting held by the directors January 1, making a 10 percent ad with the Pilgrims Friday, April 4. last week. The officers were chosen ditional fee on 50 or more post cards, League play for the Bulldogs will the schools, building needs and Sale Plans Completed— by 14 directors, who were named has been repealed Beginning March start April 8 when they will meet school construction. Plans for the A N. K. Garden club several weeks ago. A panel discussion is planned for 22 . post cards started selling at the the Parma Panthers on the Nyssa plant sale have been completed. The the afternoon session with audience The officers are Lynn Snodgrass, face value o f two cents, regardless i f diamond. sale, to be held March 29 in the old president; J L. Herriman, vice presi number purchased. participation in questions and an meat market across from the post dent; Robert F Thompson, secre swers. Junior Rail Schedule— office, will begin at 10 a. m. On sale tary, and Robert Holmes, treasurer. Return to Pocatello— Mrs. Edith Oreen of Portland, who The stake Junior Oold and Green will be garden baskets, plants, per The directors contracted for a Mr. and Mrs. George Dunkel re ball will be held Saturday In the 1 has been legislative chairman o f the ennials, shrubs, choice dahlia bulbs, carnival, which will be opera’ ed at turned to Pocatello Monday after stake house at 8 30 p. m Th e ball. | Oregon Congress o f Parents and nylon corsages and many other ar the rodeo to be held July 10. 11 and spending the week-end at the home for young men and women between 1 Teachers, will be present to partlci- ticles of Interest and value to the 12 . of Mr. and Mrs Ray C. Lewis Mrs. the ages of 12 and 15, will be in j pate in the group discussions. This conference Ls one o f 20 being gardner. Th e public is invited to at Lewis and Mrs. Dunkel are sisters. formal. held throughout the state and com tend the sale. Spend Sundav Here— bines Malheur and Grant counties. N L. Kimball of Weiser spent Sun ' Mrs. Jesse Rlgney and Mrs. W. W. 4-11 Club Meets— day in Nyssa visiting at the home of A talk on livestock was given by Mr and Mrs. W ard Wieneke Mr I Foster o f Nyssa, Mrs. Casey Jones Fred Norman of Tobler’s Feed and Kimball is Mrs. Wleneke’s father. i of Ontario. Mrs. John Elferlng of j Vale, and Mrs. Estella Boyer o f Can- Fuel, Inc. at a meeting of the Rich | yon City represent the Parent- land 4-H club at the home of the ||pr(. f rom Drive*. Idaho— Teacher association and Miss Clarice leader. Mrs. Harold Sisson March c Austin Child o f the "V C " The “ straw” vote on the proposed sons had cast votes on the contro , Nothels and Henry Hartley o f Nyssa, 19 The next meeting will be held ranrh at Driggs. Idaho visited frl- April 3 at the Wilson Winter home. en£js an(j relatives in Nyssa Sundav installation of parking meters on versial issue, which has been dis Arthur Kies* of Ontario and John Main street between First and Third cussed for the last tvyo or three Conway of Vale will represent the Th e club held a skating party a t ------------------------ streets in Nyssa has created much Ontario March 7 Here from Portland— years. As a result, the publisher of Oregon Education association on the Mrs Bob Zimmerman and children interest and much discussion, but the newspaper Is running the “bal i planning committee. Mrs. Rigney j will be chairman. Visit In Nysosa— of Portland visited her mother. Mr- has prompted little voting Practically everyone -.earns to have lot" again this week to give people an Visitors a*, the home of H H W il- o . W Benton, and other rela’ iv* T u k r rru M « A n o rla lia i to Meet— opportunity to vote. Persons daslr- liams and Miss Edith Williams dur- (he past week They returned to an opinion on the proposal but they Th e annual meeting of the M al will not make the effort to clip the 114 to vote should clip the “ ballot:’ ing the past week were Mr and Mrs Portland Friday ballot" from the Oate City Journal from the new paper, signify the in heur County Tuberculosis and Health Plymouth. Charles Russell of Nc and take it to the newspaper office tent of the voter, take It to the Jour association board members will be Mr. and Mr Frank Wagner of Attend < o a v v a ti*«— nal office and register there by held In Ontario Monday evening. Jame- Lissman and Heinke Ohltn« for regi tration. Fruitland- and their cousin, Mr March 31 at 8 o'clock at the Moor« Up to Tuesday noon, only 25 per March 31 of Albany. Oregon were overnight Daisy Spaulding of Blackfoot. hotel The business will include elec- guests o f Jack Sebum Friday, March \ tion o f officers The executive com VikU Hear Vrom FegtM e*— 1« The boys drove to Albany Ratur- mittee will call for help concerning Miss Marie Sebum, Miss N orm * dav and spent the week-end at the Should the city install parkin«» meters on Main street »certain financial and executive pro Gavlord end Miss Bobble Kas*er, Ohling home, looking over his delrv blems with which they are coa- econd grade teachers In the Glen project that influenced his election in Nyssa between First and Third streets* ; fronted Ouest speaker will be Ken- Haven school In Portland, stopped 1952 ^rate F F A president. The ! neth C. Ross, executive secretary of overnight Saturday at the Carl Se- following morning the bovs drove to Y e* I am lit favor o f the proposal the Oregon Tuberculosis and Health bum home The girls had spent their the college campus at Corvallis * o association at Portland A short pring ’■ «cation visiting In Nys * attend the week long se^lon o f the So I ae not in t a w of the proposal. musical prog Mm will be given The Be.so. Idaho Pella end Salt Iwtke P F A » ’ate convention They re- I public Is Invited O attend City. H om ed to N j « u Saturday «renin#. Journal Is Sold Kv K lass P o w ell rinrrs Hold N vssa Mooting Parent-Teacher Meeting Planned Another Week Given for Vole on Proposed Parkin» Meter Question TWO SECTIONS- TEN PAGES Mallipur Ki\cr Is (-auxin» Trouble In Vale Vicinity The rampaging Malheur river forced half a dozen families from their homes at Vale and caused con- -iderable property damage in that part of the county this week Fed by Bully creek and Willow creek, the Mallieur river leaped its banks Wednesday morning, flooded the city park and rodeo grounds and crept into parts of the town. Levees built following an earlier flood sav ed Vale from further damage. Be cause of water conditions, school authorities closed the schools for Thursday and Friday for fear busses might be interrupted. Th e Malheur river, reaching Its highest point in 30 years washed out at least two bridges and threatened others Other streams were causing trouble between Vale and Burns. Nvssa Receives •/ Gonipliment on Financial Plan City O fficials Attend Regional M erlin» At Vale Transient Labor To Arrive Here In Tin *ee \fc“eks Lewis Speaks at Chani- her Luncheon; Dinners Planned Jared Lewis o f Nyssa, district manager of the Amalgamated Sugar company, said at the weekly lunch eon o f the Nyssa chamber of Com merce Wednesday noon that tran sient farm labor will start moving into the area in two or three weeks We already have recruited all of the labor we think v%e will need", Mr. Lewis said. "W e will bring in between 2200 and 2300 workers. In addition, there will be that many women and children. They will make a lot o.' money, but unfortunately for them they will spend it all. These people will start arriving about April 20 . In opening Ills talk, Mr. Lewis said sugar men in general feel rather op timistic about the price o f sugar, which Is reflected in the price ol beets. The secretary o f agricult ' r e made an estimate that is alh.ic and on the low side because the price o f sugar has been out o f line with the formula contained in the sugar act, the speaker said. Lewis explained the consumptive estimate plan for sugar. A high con sumptive estimate made by the sec retary of agriculture creates a buy er's market, but if it Is lower the estimate causes higher prices. I f the price o f sugar reaches the point the secretary indicated it should, the price of beets is expected to reach $15 or $16 a ton, which is consider ably higher than sugar companies have been paying. Contracting of acreage in the val ley had not progressed sufficiently to permit officials to make a firm estimate of the total this week, but it is expected to be about the same as a year ago. If the yields o f the past are maintained, however, the total crop will be tremendous. During the middle o f February, company officials were hopeful that the beets that were left in the ground during the winter could be harvested, but the thawing and freezing that occurred a short time later deteriorated the beets very rapidly. Farmers will receive some value from the abandoned beets as livestock feed and will receive a small abandonment payment. In Malheur county the value of the lost beets was about $200,000. Farmers will salvage between $50,000 and $60,000 from the lost crop. Th e loss was about 2 ’ v per cent of the total crop. In most cases only a few acres of beets were lost out o f large Individ ual plantings, but in a few cases farmers lost their entire crop. Farmer«. Merchants to Meet The dute for the proposed meeting o f farmers and businessmen has been tentatively set for April 8 The meeting, to be held in the high school home economics room, will be followed by a lunch. The Nu-Acres Orange suggested the annual grange-chamber dinner be held In April and President El mer Cruson said the plan will be accepted by the chamber. Th at Nyssa has weathered the storm o f high prices, tremendous post-war expansion and increased demands for service, yet has been able to keep its municipal finances on a better-than-average basis, was revealed Tuesday night at a regional meeting of the League of Oregon Cities in Vale. W illiam Bowes, president of the league and member of Portland's city commission, spoke to city o ffic ials from Nyssa, Vale and Ontario regarding the problems now facing all municipalities in Oregon. In a brief review of the league, Commissioner Bowes told the city officials that its chief purpose ls to help with problems now plaguing every city, and to bring back home rule. " I f local government is to survive, it will be because local officials In the grass root communities and the people they represent are willing to assume their responsibilities as o f ficials and citizens doing everything possible for themselves first," the president o f the League commented Bowes urged the councilmen to study, and In turn “ sell the taxpay ers” , on the proposed amendment to the six percent limitation. A house joint resolution will be presented to the voters for decision at the elec tion In November. One o f the amend ments authorizes the voters of any taxing unit to establish new base for that unit and another proposal provides procedure for Increasing the taxing units to which territory 's annexed, the league president ex plained. Wide and varied subjects pertain ing to municipalities and their gov erning bodies’ problems were dis cussed by Commissioner Bowes, while numerous technical aiatters were discussed during the question and answer period following the principal address. Attending from Nyssa were Mayor George Henneman; Councilmen Hospital Auxiliary Harry Miner, Emil Stunz, Lloyd W il son and Oeorge Bailee: City Attor Installs O fficers ney Harold Henigson, City Manager Ted Burton, Chief of Police Orville O fficers o f the Malheur Memorial Maze. Water Superintendent Tom hospital auxiliary were installed at Weeks and Street Superintendent a meeting held Monday afternoon. Ed S ’.elnke. Following lunch, the officers were installed as follows; Mrs Bernard Frost, president; Mrs B B. Lien- (¿rangers O ppose kaemper, vice president; Mrs. C lif Dam and Meters ford Fox, secretary, and Mrs. Earl Hollingsworth, treasurer Mrs. W. W The Oregon T ra il Orange voted Faster was the installing officer. at its regular meeting last Thursday The installation was followed by a against the proposed Installation of short business meeting parking meters in Nyssa and also against the proposed Hell’s Canyon Teachers to Gather— The Nyssa Education association dam The Grangers were reported *o have voted not so much agalns» .he will act as hast to the teachers of dam as against governmental spend Malheur county Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the little theater of ing for such projects. More than 50 members gathered the Junior high school building. at the hall for a fried chicken din Cecil Posey, executive secretary of ner. Thomas Jones, Union Pacific the Oregon Education association, agent at Nyssa, and Mrs. Jones, were will discuss legislation and other guests at the meeting. LeRoy Fuller. matters o f Interest to teachers of Union Pacific agricultural agent, the area. showed movies. Pre-School Meeting Set— Th e third and final meeting spon To Enter Competition— Four Nyssa high school students sored by the Nyssa Parent-Teacher will go to Pacific university this association for mothers o f children week-end to participate In the sev who will enter school next fall will enth annual northwest high school be held In the elementary school Journalism conference. The stu library at 2:45 p. m Wednesday. dents. who will enter various con April 2 tests at the conference, are Jolene Hunter, Patsy Yoneyama. Bill Mor Grand Master Coming— Ralph Nesbitt, grand master o f the rison and K ay Riggs. They will be taken to Forest Orove by Principal grand lodge o f Oregon. A F. and Richard Wilson Friday and will re A M , will pay a visit to the Masons of this district Wednesday. April 2. turn Sunday. Dinner will be served In the Nyssa parish hall at 6 30 p. m. It will be R ail** Arrive— Three youngsters were born at the followed by a business meeting to Malheur Memorial hospital during be held In the Masonic hall at 8 the last week They are a girl to Mr. j o'clock. and Mr Max Jones o f Nyssa, March 22; girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jen To Present Flay— nings. Nyssa. March 23. and a b»v. Th e junior class play* “ Love Is to Mr. and Mrs. Henry B o o m « of Too Much Troubla” , will be present ed Friday nl#ht, April 4 at » o’clock Parma. March 24. In the new gymnasium Home From Orftgoa State— Miss Barbara Neiger, sophomore M • * - at Oregsn State college, arrivili Mr. and Mrs Dareld Steinke of home Saturday night to spend a Nytsa are paaeflta of a<£ey born In week visitine at the home o f her par tho Ontario hospital March 20 Th e ents. M r and Mrs U H NfVtrt bo? aoundrt « o r *
