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About The Gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1910-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1918)
T HE THRIFT OF A NATION. Upon this depends the wel fare of Country and People Our Government faces a her culean task. There are no halfway measures. Those who do not help—hinder. BUY A THIRD LIBERTY BOND. Come and see us. We will help you. MALHEUR COUNTY RANK “ A GOOD BANK TO BE WITH’ N yssa , O regon . H. J. WARD, President. JOHN RAY, Vice President. J. H. WOLF, Cashier. As usual, Hindenburg and the GATE CITY JOURNAL Hohenzollern outfit are prepared Published every Friday at Nyssa. Ore to shed every drop of blood in gon, by the other fellow’s veins to break BROWN & SHEETS the allie’s lines. Entered as secoiiu-eiasn inabier April Comfort loving husbands will 1 «, 1910, a t the poetotfice at Nyssa, Oregon, under the A ctof March 3,1879. now rejoice now in the realiza tion that it is accepted as patri SUBSCRIPTION R A TES: otic to wear one’s old clothes, One year, in advance...................... $1 50 B'x months in advance........................ 75c shoes and hats FRIDAY, APRIL 19. 1918 With General Foch in supreme command there will be not only “unity of command.” but there will be '‘command.” Once contracted, the War Sav ings Stamp habit is a joy. Get the habit. WHY DO BOYS LEAVE THE FARM? CHOOSE BETWEEN KAISER AND UNITED STATES The stupendous struggle for supremacy now going on in France has brought home to every American, as nothing else ever has, the extreme danger to our national life and ideals. The time for talk has passed. Quick Why did you leave the farm my lad, action is imperative NOW. We Why did you bolt and quit your dad? Why uid you beat it oil' to town, must put our shoulders t" the And turn your pi.or old father down? wheel by putting our hands in Ininkers of platform, pulpit, press, Are wallowing in deep distress; our pockets. Unless we win Tney seek to know the hidden cause this war. every dollar we have Why farm ers’ boys desert their pas. say they long to get a taste now and every yo!lar we make Some faster life and social waste; in the future will be marked Of Some say the silly little chumps. Mistake the suit cards for the trumps, with the Kaiser’s brand. Do wagering fresh and germless air you doubt it? Belgium paid, In Against the smoky thoroughfare. W e’re all agreed the farm 's the place; Servia paid, Russia paid, Rou- So mania paid,northern France paid. free your mind and state your case. stranger, since you’ve been eo If you want to find the money Well frank saved bv the thrift of those na I'll roll aside the hazy bank. misty cloud of theories tions subject to the will of Ger The show you where the troubie lies. many, look r,to the imperial And I left my dad, his arm, his plow. Because calf became his cow. treasury at Berlin. If you I left my my dad—twas wrong, of course, want your dollars to join this But my colt became his horse. left my dad to sow and reap, “ round up” hold on to them ard 1 Because became his sheep. I1 AIL to help your government| 1 dropped my my lamb hoe and stuck my fori because my pig became his pork. now. If the Kaiser gets your Tne truck that I made grow dollar, you will never see it 'Twas garden his to sell, but mine to hoe. the smoke in the atmosphere, again. If you loan it to your I t’s not the taste for ‘‘Life’ that brought government, it will be spent for Nor me here. I’lease tell the platform pulpit, press, your protection and will come No fear of toil or love of dress, back to you with interest. Choose Is driving fear off the farm er lads. But just the methods of their dads. NOW. Home Trade Means Home Prosperity— TRADE AT HOME. THRIFT STAMPS ON SALE AT OUR STORE WILSON BROS. DEPARTMENT STORK WHERE YOU SPEND THE LEAST— AND GET THE MOST FOR IT. We have arranged with the Coast Culvert and Flume Co. to handle the Armco Metal Grain Bins and will be able to supply any sizes from 750 bu. up 10 5000 bu. These Bins are proof against rain, mold, fire, lightning, animals and other vermin not avoidable when grain is held other ways. The factor) requires us to have our orders in by April 28 to insure delivery. Let us figure with you without delay. TROXELL IMPLEMENT CO. OREGON ONTARIO, à WILSON BROS. Face Cloth LADIES’ BOOTS We have just received 6 for 25 cents Our some of Latest Styles Second in Spring Wear-priced Shipment of at . . $5.00 to $8.75 Ladies’ Trimmed CHILDREN’S NAIN SOOK NIGHT GOWNS Hats have Cool and comfortable Arrived and If you are in need of a hat it would garments of good grade pay you to come see our line be nainsook. Substantial fore buying. Acme hair pins ly made, in sizes 4 to 14 100 for 10c years. Price 50 cents Made of soft absorbent m aterial. Our SPECIAL PRICE HIE BALANCE OF POWER . I Notes Rediscount Plan Furloughs to Help Farm ed Tractor by Federal Reserve Banks Federal reserve banks are to redis With the Farm Work count notes secured by farm tractors, For the purpose of augmenting agri according to the Department of Agri cultural production ii is the intent on culture. Instructions have been issutd of the war departm ent to grant fur- to all Federal reserve banks authorizing furloughs to enlisted men to enable them to rediscount tractor paper pre them to engage in farming during the sented by any member bank, provided present season. Commanding officers it has maturity not exceeding six mon may grant such furloughs within pre ths and the tractors are purchased fer scribed rules whenever it appears that agricultural purposes. they will contribute to increased farm production Furloughs may be given by com mar.ding officers of posts, camps, can When in ONTARIO Stop at the tonments, divisions and departm ents They will be for short periods, largely for seeding and harvesting time. They will not be granted to enlisted men of or above the grade of first sergeant, nor in any organization that has been ordered to leave or is in transit from points of mobilization or training to a Leadingeating place in Ontario port of embarkation. All furloughs granted will be recalled and the men ordered to their organizations when they have received preparatory orders We Observe All Rulings of the for duty overseaves. U. S. Food Administration. Furloughs granted for farm work will be without pay and allowances, except that enough pay will be retained in each case to meet allotments in SPECIAL DINNERS force on the day of the order, war-risk DAILY insurance, and pledges on Lirerty bonds. 11:00 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. Furloughs may be granted en bloc to men who are willing to accept them, I upon request of farm ers, when time j consumed in traveling from the post to Special Attention Given Ban the place of labor will r.ot exceed 24 quets or Wedding Parties. hours. In making these applications farm ers will use a form of the Provost Marshal General's office, also going to the local board. LEE G. KUHN, MGR. Silver Grill GRAIN BINS The Spokesman Review of Spokane reports that the United States is short 8,000,000 grain bags this year. We have more grain planted in this territory than ever and the farmers must ar range to take care of this increased crop. A Store it Pays to Visit Every Shopping Trip— OVER THE TOP Order Your Fuel Supply for Winter coming to the principal m arkets have averaged 65,000,000 pounde a week since January 1, as against 227,000,000 pounds average for the same period of 1916. The number of cattle coming to m arket has decreased 65 percent, sheep Now ia the time to order your coal 40 per cent, hogs 68 per cent, compared supply for next winter. By ordering to tee same period in 1916. now you will insure yourself against a shortage of coal next winter and will be aiding the fuel admiiiiitration, which is anxious to have people get in their next w inter's fuel supply while PUT IRON IN OUR SOULS! transportation is available. Indica tions are that the strain on transporta T h e S p ir it o f th e F irs t L in e T re n c h e s tion will increase rather than decrease N eeded in Lo an D riv e . a* the months wear on, particularly so since the urgent call for more troops "A little more Iron in our souls,” in Eunope has been m ide by the allios was the appeal made by I.afe Young and we are responding. In Des Moines recently, "a little more We must keep munitions and sup of the spirit of our soldiers, a stimulus plies roMing across the ocean and to that will give us a relentless and un that end must cut down all un dying determ ination to wipe the Ho necessary overland freight. Fuel is henzollern not perishable and can be as well ship the earth.” m onster from the face of ped now as latter. By moving it now we will be enabled to maintain mine American people are noted for their production and (ill the needs of indus complacency, their seeming willing try. If. however, the people indulge to enjoy the fruits of their pros in ti e usual seasonal delays, there is ness leaving to others the task of danger of shortage next winter, for perity, their war for them. They do the reason that we may not have cars fighting not stop to realize the enorm ity of available for transportation nor suf Germ any's crime and the intense seri ficient miners and woodmen to mine and deliver it. It ia with the object ousness of the present world war of of getting people to order NOW that self preservation, the supreme test of the go.ernm ent is asking your cooper our manhood and our civilization. ation. Qur soldiers are doing thetr part, ------------------ --------------------------------------------- • - b u í ' says Mr. Young, "how pitiful are Cross contributions. Liberty Airplanes to Bear Bull's-Eye. Red Bonds and Y. M. C. A. gifts compared All airplanes manufactured in the with the sacrifices and sufferings of United States for the Array and Navy soldiers. We have comfort, hap will bear a red white, and blue bull’s our eye of three concentric circles, similar piness. the ties and affections of home. to the insignia of allied planes, on the But they, like Immortal Alan Seeger, wings, and vertical red. white and bluo have their 'rendeivous with death.’" stripes on the rudders. These markings "W e are proud." he continues, "that were adopted by the joint Army and America has met her duty, true to her Navy Technical A ircraft Board and ap traditions. And may God grant proved by the Secretary of W ar and the best that thosa of us at home fall not in S -ert tary of the Navy. on# single obligation to our soldiers, to our Allies, to our country!” Meat Production Decreased. Engliah m arket reporta show the a The Journal prints all the gpod home mount of home-grown meat of all kinds' new s- also advertising -phone ua. Complaints Fled in Circuit Court The following complaints were filed in the circuit court during the past Vioia W right qs. J. C. W right, di vorce, April 11, 1918. Jam es S. Stark et all va. Orzgon Commercial Co. e t al, suit to quiet title, April 11, 1918. A. W. Ward va, Lyman A. Green et al, foreclosure, $5665, April 12, 1918. Marriage Licenses Issued. Clarence Vernon VanDeyer and Fern Let ha Rouse, April 9. 1918. Paul W. Campbell and Lenna J. Mallett, April 13, 1918. D R. W. G. H O W E DENTIST PHONES: j \ 2fflCe:,;V Bes. 117-2 ONTARIO OREGON Excellent Service Good Music MISS HELEN PECK TEACHER OF VIOLIN & PIANO In Nyssa every Saturday For information, telephone or write Nyssa R. F. D. FONG LEE LAUNDRY First St., Near Main Nyssa, Oregon GOOD W A S H I N G GOOD IRONING Collars and Cuffs a Specialty Most anything you want for your kitchen or dining room can be found at THE VARIETY STORK ONTARIO, OREGON. Our 5-10-lo cent tables are covered with useful articles. We carry a good line in dishes, enameled ware, tinware, woodenware. etc. Wagons, carts, kiddie cars, velocipedes and toyi for the children. 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