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%'V ISl&fe • /¿£B ¿2^ Ä S r/ieNYSSA VOLUME XXXXVII MO. 2S Water In Canal After Break In Ditch Sunday Some water was turned Into the north canal of the Owyhee Irrigation district Thursday morning after emergency repairs were nearly com pleted on a break which occurred Sunday morning about 12 :30 in Tun nel canyon. As emergency repairs progress the amount of water will be increased, it was announced by Paul House, manager of the North Board of Control. He stated that it is anticipated that by early after noon 50 percent of the water will be flowing down the canal and a full head will be running Friday after noon. The work of completing the repairs will continue for several days, House said. The canal bank break covered an area of approximately 60 by 30 feet directly over a cement culvert for Tunnel canyon drainage. The only damage from flood waters from the canal were access roads in the im mediate area. No farm land was touched by the water which poured from the ditch. House said. All water was turned out of the canal from Owyhee reservoir a short time after the break occurred. Heavy equipment was immediately moved in Sunday by the Bureau of Recla mation and other equipment and operators from Nyssa Road district No. 2 came to the aid of Bureau crews to repair the damage. Approximately 40,000 acres in the Nyssa area and at Dead Ox Flat were endangered, but it was reported that in most cases fields had been recently irrigated and some water was available from the ditch for several hours after the break occurr ed. According to latest reports the four-day “ drouth” did no damage to farm, crops. Sturgeon Meat On Dr. Long Menu Sturgeon meat was on the menu this week for the Dr. John E. Long home, with the good doctor on the supply end with the catch Tuesday evening of a 25-pounder at the old Purdy hole near Adrian. Dr. Long made his catch with a surf pole baited with a night crawl er, and said it gave him quite a tus sle for a few minutes before he land ed it. The 49 and a half-inch sturgeon, e thnated by Dr. Long to be between five and seven years of age, showed several hook wounds about the mouth, indicating it had gotten away from les-s fortunate anglers. Nyssa Cannery To Start Sweet Corn Pack In Few Days v-V -V ,. JOURNAL TWELVE THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 31. 1952 Conirifcutions Pour In For Fund To Purchase Sterilizing Equipment For Memorial Hospital Polio Treatment Child, 3, Saved From Drowning In Irrigation Ditch Quick work on the part of Ken- netn Kygar, who is visiting here witn his mother. Mrs. Merl Kygar. is credited with the saving of the life of a three-year-old child from drowning late Wednesday afternoon. The child, Susy Hori, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. Hori, who live southwest of Owyhee crossing, was dragged unconscious from the irriga tion canal by its mother. The near- iragedy was not discovered until the youngster had floated 100 yards down the swi:t-runn:ng ditch. Mrs. Hori's screams attracted the attention of Kygar. who reached the scene at the mother dragged her child from the ditch, blue and un conscious. Artificial respiration applied by Kygar restored breathing to the child by the time the fire depart ment reached the Hori home. Mercury Roaches 104 Wednesday; 36 Av. For Week W . K. Wahlerts Back From Five-Day Trip REFLECTIVE OF OLD PIONEER days is the ox-team and covered wag- on, shown above, as they appeared in the Nyssa rodeo parade recently, Mr and Mrs W. K Wahlert re which will be a contending entry in turned last Wednesday night from a five-day combined business and va cation trip. They were detained at Greybull. Wyoming on business then continued into Montana and spent two days visiting Yellowstone Nat ional park. Wahlert Is manager of the Desert Seed Co. in Nyssa. Billy, Ray and Tone Wahlert vis ited at the Bill Hild home in Apple Valley during their parents’ absence. the “ Welcome to Oregon" day parade at Ontario Saturday night. Ox-skin- ner, foreground, and trainer is W. A. Hybee. Others in the picture are, to Bybee's right, E. VV. Hooper. Mrs. Bybee and Mrs. Hooper, left to right on the wagon seat, and Danny Elll- ott, the passenger barely discernible in the back of the wagon, —Journal staff photo. Stage All Set For Observance Oi 100th Anniversary Oi Opening of Old Oregon Trail; Ceremony Here Saturday Afternoon; Caravaners To Visit Landmarks Potato and Wheat Shipments Break All Records Here Potatoes and wheat valued at nearly $1,500,000 at current market prices have been shipped from Nyssa this month, it was revealed Thurs day by Tom Jones, Union Pacific agent here. By Wednesday night 881 cars of potatoes had been loaded and ship ped here and 70 cars were on order for shipment Thursday. Nyssa had approximately the same number of potato shipments Wednesday as all other shipping points in the valley combined when 76 cars went to mar ket. Vale and Marsing were the closest rivals with 17 each, followed by Nampa which had 15 and Ontario 14. Nyssa’s July shipments exceed by 288 cars the number sent out in July, 1951 when 663 cars left here. By Wednesday night 32 cars of wheat had been shipped from the Nyssa terminal and seven cars were on order for Thursday. Wheat ship ments started here July 22, Jones said. A year ago the total shipments for the same period was 20 cars. According to local reports, the amount of wheat shipped from Nys sa is only part of the total amount harvested. Thousands of bushels are being stored on the farms and in warehouses in this locality. The Union Pacific agent said this is the busiest season on record in Nyssa. It was necessary to obtain an extra switch engine from Nampa this week to take care of cars being moved in and out of here, he re ported. Old Oregon Day Parade Route, Prizes Announced Entries in the "Welcome to Ore gon” day parade, to be staged at Ontario at 8 p. m. Saturday as the semi-final event in a day-long pro gram of county-wide activities com memorating the Old Oregon Trail centennial, will include a number from Nyssa. Among these will be the ox-team and covered wagon, entered by W. A. Bybee; the Nyssa city band, directed by Leon Burt: local Boy Scout troops and riding units. Open to any who wish to enter, the parade is under the sponsorship of the Ontario Lions club, with Harold Reid as chairman. The parade will include three com petitive sections, with prizes offered for best entries. PRIZES LISTED Eligibility for prizes in two sec tions will be open only to boys a id girls between 6 and 14. One section will be for the best vehicle depict ing 1852 days, and another for the best pioneer costumes. A third sec tion, open to all entries and all ages, is for a sweepstakes prize. This sec tion may include any costume dat ing back to pioneer days, such as miners, prospectors, stockmen, dan cing hall girls. Prizes are as follows: 1st prize, $5; 2nd prize, $3, and 3rd prize, $2 in each of the three sections of com petition. The parade will form at 7:30 p. m. at the intersection of Oregon street and Southwest 5th avenue. Parade route is north on Oregon to the in tersection of First avenue with a right-turn to the point of dispersal near the tracks. Grand finale of the celebration will be a square dance. Under the direction of the Ontario Kiwanis club, the street dance is scheduled to start at 8:30 p. m. Jack Dunn, Nyssa, is listed among visiting call ers. A pioneer banquet at Moore hotel, at 6 p. m., will precede the parade and dance. More than 75 invitations have been mailed to pioneers invit ing them to be guests at the dinner honoring all pioneers of Malheur county. Nyssa pioneers who have been in- (Continurd on Page 10) Nyssa’s Idaho Canning Co. plant will start operations sometime be tween Aug. 8 and 15, depending en tirely upon weather and corn crop conditions, it was announced Tues day by Fred Moss of Payette, gener al manager of the Idaho Canning Co. The firm’s headquarters and main plant are at Payette with can nery plants both at Nyssa and at Wilder. Moss stated that this year’s cam paign is expected to be longer than j that of last year and that approx- ! imately 175 people will be employed | on one shift at the beginning of the season. If the flow of corn to the cannery is steady and in sufficient quantities, two shifts will be operat ed, the manager said. Like almost all other crops in the Five cases, including a hit-run valley, the corn Is reported to be ex ceptionally good in every respect and case, were tried in police court the higher-than-average yields are ex past week netting the city a total of $80 and costs. pected. Crews have been busy the past Severo Parra, 38, la«borer, who gave several weeks putting the plant In his address as Los Angeles, was ar shape for this year’s operations and rested on the hit-run charge by some additional field equipment has Police Chief Orval Maze minutes been added by the company. Moss after he was involved in a traffic said that sufficient mechanical corn accident at 12:30 a. m. Sunday. pickers are now available to take The police record revealed that care of practically all the acreage Parra left the scene of an accident served by the various canning plants. at No. 2nd and Main streets after During the five years the canning striking a parked car and ramming j plant has been at Nyssa. both the it over the sidewalk and Into the quality and yield of sweet corn has I front of Eder's Hardware store. been improving. Moss said. He ex Police Judge J. C. Smith fined j plained that farmers of this area Parra $50 and assessed him $7.50 are gaining rapidly In their knowl towing charges on the damaged car, | edge of the use of fertilizers and ownership of which was not estab general care of the crop to result In lished. (Continued on Page 10) Johnnie Lucero. 22, of Rt. 1, On tario, was fined $5 in police court July 24 on a charge oi making a 6 "Hoi W eather" U-^irn on Main street July 15 The same fine for the same offense Babes Bom Here committed at the same place on July Sir “ hot weather” babies were giv 16 was given Louis Oonzales, 44, in en birth during the past week at police court last Saturday. Malheur Memorial hospital, the A speeding charge agalast E. R latest being a son bom to Mr and Del Ricks. 1», o f 213 No 4th street Mrs. Chester Hudson, of Adrian,at on July 25 on the streets of* Nyssa 7 45 this morning (Thursday). drew a fine of $15 at the hand of Other births include: a son. to Police Judge Smith last Monday. Mr and Mrs Marion Glenn, Nyssa. I Triple parking was the charge July 25; a son. to Mr and Mr^ lodged against Kenneth Rooks tool. James Kaw&mura. Nyssa. July 26 Nyssa, when he was arrested at a son. to Mr and Mrs. Sam Oallegoe. 10:25 p m. July 17 by Officer Frank Nyssa, July 27: a daughter, to Mr Lawrence. He was fined $5 In police and Mrs Ray Schulthies, Nyas*. court on July 23. July 28: a son. to Mr and Mrs. Ju- Victors kw* week al the home of llun De La Rosea. Ontario. July 2* July 30 drew a blank, when \tm tem Mr and Mrs. Fred Savage were oheir daughter and son-tn-law. M- perature reached 1M. ttm :i baby was kern on • day and Mrs Jamas Bleakney of Lake- WATBB FLOWED again Thursday marked by temperature« ranging n view The latter are both teaohers a t ! Is Osvykaa canal following a break um high M * the Da L a lt « a bo* Lakeview and war* enrouta homa early h— <a i morning at Tunnel 0 * 4 me “hottest" aaa* hvrn on a altar attending sianmar school at Canvaa that deprived more than >1.000 acres of Irrigation water for Tuscan, A m i0»-d««rM a» / Hit-Run Arrest Heads List of Police Cases PAGES National. State Trails Officials Here Saturday Nyssa Reception for Caravan 1:30 In City Park Completed plans for Nyssa’s par Heading the touring caravan cf state and national trails officials ticipation in the "Welcome to Ore and historians visiting Nyssa and j gon” day program next Saturday other historic points in Malheur were announced Wednesday by Clif county this Saturday, is Dr. Howard ford Mink, chairman of the Cham R. Driggs, president, American pio ber of Commerce events committee. neer Trails association. By reason of its location near the He will deliver the main address Old Oregon Trail’s entry into Ore at the pioneer banquet, set for 6 gon, Nyssa bids to be the focal point p. m. at Moore hotel. Driggs, head of of interest in the day-long program the history department of New York of events. Chief of these is a tour university, is an author in his own of the county’s historic spots im rights with several titles to his credit, mortalized by the pioneers who including “ Westward America," staged the great westward migration “ Pioneer Boy Among the Indians" over the famous route in 1952 The and "Longhorn Cowboy.” He will be tour party will include pinn**" s, first accompanied by his wife and 14- generation descenuents (.. pioneers, state and national trails officials and year-old son. Western Oregon’s delegation will any others who wish to join it. be headed by Fred Meek, of Port The caravan is due at Nyssa at land, president, Oregon Trail, Inc., 1:25 p. m. After traveling down Main who is a grandson of the famous street, west to east, it will turn at pioneer, Joe Meek, first U. S. Mar the viaduct and proceed to Nyssa shal of the Oregon Territory. municipal park for a reception. Mrs. Walter Meacham, whose hus Official greetings on behalf of band organized Oregon Trail, Inc., Nyssa will be extended by Mayor 25 years ago and was the Trail's George C Henneman, followed by foremost 'historian until his death a brief concert by the Nyssa band in 1951, will be another member of under direction of Leon Burt. Soft drinks and other refreshments will the party. Others in the delegation include be made available to the caravan Mrs. Blanche De Qoode Lofton Port members. land historian and writer; Mrs. John Next scheduled stop on the cara W. Beard, widow of the Rev. Beard van route will be at the Owyhee with whom she retraced the entire Crossing, where a marker will be length of the Old Oregon Trail on dedicated to the many thousands of horseback four years ago; Kelsle pioneers who crossed the Owyhee Ramey Osborne, newspaper feature river at this point. The program writer, and Mrs. Wesley Andrews here will be under direction of Ad and Mrs. Mary Murray. Portland rian Lions club, with Ed Saari, of pioneers. Leo Adler, regional vice Adrian, as narrator of events of the president, Old Oregon Trail, Inc., of historic spot. Baker, will head a delegation from The marker now standing at this spot carries the date of 1852 on one his city. The “ Welcome to Oregon” day side to commemorate the river cross program has been planned to wel ing. On the reverse side of the mark come a caravan that has come from er is the date 1834, chronicling the Independence, Mo., along the Old establishment of Old Fort Boise a Oregon Trail to commemorate the short distance away. centennial anniversary o f the mi Stopping next adjacent to the Old gration of 1852, when more pioneers Fort Boise site, the tour party will crossed the trail than in any other dedicate the murker memorializing year. this famous landmark. Wilton Jack- son, Nyssa, will relate the early his Guests of Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Zb- tory of Fort Boise, this segment of bell for a picnic dinner at Nyssa the Old Oregon Trail and the early Park Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. pioneers who used the fort’s pro Lloyd Lewis and family and Mr. and tecting shelter. Mrs. Tommy Holman. (Continued on Page 10) Dr. K. A. Danford Joins Staff Of Sarazin Clinic Dr. Kenneth A. Danford of Mah nomen, Minn, ■will open a medical practice in Nyssa on or about Sept. 1 and will be associated with Dr. J. J. Sarazin and Dr. K. E. Kertoy at the Sarazin clinic, it was announ ced this week. Dr. Danford has been practicing at Mahnomen for the past five years and served in the Navy Medical corps for three years. He received his internship at Asbury hospital 111 Min neapolis after graduating from Tem ple Medical school in Philadelphia in 1943. Dr. and Mrs. Dantord were in Nys sa this week where they purcha ed a home from C. K. Olsen on King Ave. They are returning to Mah nomen to take care of business and personal matters and will return here about Sept. 1. They are the par ents of three children: two boys, nine years and two months, and a girl, three years. Legion Auxiliary Starts Drive To Display Flags Five Polio Cases Released; Two Patients Admitted A two-year-old girl from Juntura was admitted to the Malheur Mem orial hospital Wednesday night and a four-year-old Payette girl was ad mitted Monday, both with polio, bringing the total admissions to 13. according to hospital figures Thurs day morning. Of the total admis sions, five have been discharged from the hospital and one was ex pected to be sent home today. Only three acute polio cases, one In an Iron lung, remain In the hospital and other polio patients there are con valescent. Dr. L. A. Maulding, county health doctor, stated this week that the sit uation Is being very well handled at the Nyssa hospital which is credited with having facilities and personnel unequaled anywhere in the west. In addition to the regular hos pital staff, Mrs. Marie Brown o f Portland is on duty as a polio super visor with nurses from other hos pitals on duty to receive special In structions from her and serve In this hospital. Two Pendleton nurses had been scheduled to go to Mayo Broth ers Clinic in Minnesota and were sent to Nyssa where authorities re ported they would be able to receive the same kind of training. Patients admitted for polio treat ment have been from areas other than Nyssa, according to hospital records. “ Nyssa won’t be accused of being unpatriotic either by local residents or people from neighboring towns when the American Legion auxiliary completes its current project,” was the comment of members of the or ganization spearheading a drive to have American flags on display for every appropriate occasion. Mrs. Clifford Mink and Mrs. Ker- mit Lienkaemper have charge of a drive to sell flags and poles to all business firms in Nyssa. Orders are being taken for the flags which are expected to be delivered before elec tion day, Nov. 4 The two auxiliary members reported that the resporv e has been excellent and that several orders have been taken for the flags. At several business firms it was learned that they had flags and staffs on hand, but had been ne glectful about displaying the flag on various patriotic holidays. In addition to the project to have an American flag In the possession of every business firm, efforts are being made to have the city install Steady progress has been made “ wells” near the curbing In front of during the past week in the securing each place of business so the staff' of blood donor pledges preliminary can be Inserted. Several flag pole : to the Blood Bank drive Tuesday, notes are already in place along the Aug. 5, although Al Henigson, chair Main street, It was reported. man of the committee, expressed The project resulted from a letter disappointment Wednesday on the to the editor In the Oate City Jour low response from business firms. nal in June when a writer from On With approximately only 70 firms tario criticized residents of this city reporting, less than half of the ex- for their forgetfulness in recognizing i ¡rated number of blood donor the special day. "The Auxiliary does pledges are in sight, Henigson said. not reseat the criticism, because It He and his committee have been was deserving. Many of us have been 1 gunning for 400 pints of blood, maxi negligent in our observance of pa mum capacity Malheur Memorial triotic occasions and such matter? hospital Is capable of handling. should be called to our attention." Present record for any previous the two women said. 31ook Bank drive In Nyssa Is 2324 pints, set last January 8. Recuperating After The Blood dart at (1 a. in 5. Is Recent Surgery purpose of and Lillian Dunn, proprietor of the in the local Owyhee Beauty Shop in Nyssa re a reserve. A mobile be turned to her shop this week after the convalescing from • recent appen stationed dectomy undergone at Malheur Me ?ma ium. ceived until 4 morial hospital Henry Mrs. Eugene Stephens assisted are under be be reached Miss Puml Kasahara at the beauty H Page 10 shop In her absencs. Blood Bank Pledges Slow, Henigson Says Wm % ] several days. In the above on-the- spot photographed taken by Marvin Nicrum shortly after tie water gush- ed throwgh the huge gap, a rerla- mat ion official stands on a culvrrt Think it's been hot, huh? Well, you’ve a right to think the way you do, for it shore has been 'onie warm the past week. Take Wednesday, for instance—a mere 104 degrees as against 105 re ported for St. Louis, Mo., one day during the week. Then there was Tuesday why mention a measily 100 degrees when every man and his ol’ hound dog knows the car- arned sun was smiting harder than that. But then, of course, the whole thing’s hardly worth mentioning— should be used to anything above 100 by now Old Sol was real kind in letting us get used to it gradual like—a near zero of 92 degrees mar king the early part of the Journal's weather week, beginning last Thurs day. If it’s of any oheer, this Thursday’s late afternoon temperature reached 93—tell you next week If it got any higher, like, say 104 7 8. The daily temperature reading! follow: Max. Mill July 24 68 n 25 92 66 26 96 67 27 96 64 28 97 59 29 100 59 30 104 59 Contributions to purchase a new autoclave commonly known as a hospital isolation ward being used hospital sterbizer, for the Ma’heur Memorial hospital isolation ward be ing used during the polio epidemic, lias reached a total of $1,792, Harold Henigson announced Thursday mor ning this amount is in addition to a sizable sum to be received from the Owyhee Riding club from its net gate receipts at ja’opy races Wed nesday night, and unspecified a- mounts pledged by the Nyssa Re- bekah lodge and the Nyssa American Legion auxiliary. Newspapers and radio stations throughout the northwest have car ried accounts of the decision last week to raise funds by popular sub scription to purchase the new equip ment for the hospital. With the new autoclave, the polio ward will be completely Isolated where special at tention and treatment can be given to all polio patients from a wide area. Paul Wilcox of Nampa wrote, "In regard to KDSH, Boise for polio help and Jalopy ruces, I can’t come to the races, but I can give $2.00,” One week ago the donations a- mounted to $700, including $250 ten tatively pledged by the Nyssa Cham ber and unanimously approved yes terday by the membership. Contributions this week came from : Soroptoinlst club, Ontario, $25; Grove Community club. Vale, $10; Ladles Civic club. Vale. $100; Kenneth Pond. Nyssa, $10; Out Our Way club, Nyssa. $10; Watson & La- mnntia, $50: Argus-Observer, On tario, $25; Willow Creek Grange, $15; Everybody’s, Ontario, $100: Elks lodge, Ontario, $500; Nyssa Lions, $100; Paul Wilcox. Nampa, $2; Zack Walker, Nyssa, $5; Pioneer club. Willow creek, $15; Dr. Alfred M. Stone, Boise, $50; Dr. Joseph Cun- dall, Nyssa, $50: Mrs. E. B. Butler, Ontario, $25. Bob Holmes stated that $825 in gate receipts 'Were received Wednes day night at the jalopy races, but that various expenses for drivers, officials and announcers will have to be deducted. that runs under the ditch amé the daaiage. No < ro|» »ere fk but two sections of the Dwyka road were washr> oat. Bank dr‘ve, which will August for the replacing the blood used hospital to build up Red Cross unit will In high school gym- where donors will be re p. m. Appointments direction of Mrs. Hartley, who may Continued on O *b