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JOURNAL 77)<?NYSSA Published at Nyssa VOLUM E X X X V I . G A T E W A Y TO TH E O W Y H E E AN D BLACK C AN YO N IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE H EAR T OF OREGON S SU G AR EMPIRE NO. 50 Oregon’s Sugar City NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942 $1.50 PER YEAR TIRE RATIONING IS PLANNED FOR NYSSA Nyssa Folk Are Urged to Plan For Blackouts JAPANESE GIVE CITY PROPERTY L. L. Briggs Is W ar Casualty ___ SERVICES HELD FOR JOHN W O LF - 8 - Beet Producers Hold Gatherings in This _• Section §•_ PAPER DRIVE TO BE STAGED HERE Candidate List For Committee Here Submitted Malheur county Japanese, through Funeral services were held for The Hl-Y boys of the Nyssa high their local association, have donated school will conduct a drive for old Lyle Lee Briggs. 20, former Nyssa John H Wolf, former Nyssa rest to the city of Ontario their com dent, in the Holman and Lutz chap paper Saturday to assist in national munity hall and 40 acres of land resident, who was killed aboard the el in Portland December 22. Mr, defense, according to Wesley Browne, 0.8.8. Arizona when it was sunk at the Ontario airport. Col. Oldfield Suggests Wolf died December 19 In Pohtland Meeting in Ny»»a W ill chairman of the civilian defense The building, erected four years by Japanese bombers at Pearl har Rationing, Starting Jan. Rev. Donald W. M. MacCluer of Blackout Be Held Un- council. Be Held in City Hall bor. has been declared to be Mal ago at a cost of approximately $10.- the Rose City Park Community annc u.iced All Nyssa residents are asked to 5, to Replace “ Freez heur county's first fatality in the January 3 000. has been used by the Japanese have their old paper ready at their present war, according to informa- , church officiated. , . . . An _ honorary es as a community center. Part of the tlon ing” Program issued to relatives by the navy 1 ™rt was provided by Oregon corn- Citizens of this section are now A series of meetings for beet grow homes or business houses. The com ground donated by the Japanese department. n andry No. 1. Knights Templay. En- urged to fix their h.mes so that they mittee wants all kinds of old papers ers has been started by the Nyssa organization will be covered by a tombment was In the Lincoln Mem can cook, eat, bat!. , read, and sleep Preliminary arrangements for the Briggs. who joined the navy two orial mausoleum. The service was Factory District Beet Growers as i - and pasteboard cartons. runway for the airport. rationing of automobile tires and during possible !jng, even all-night ------------+ ------------ ciatlon. years ago, was a son of Mrs Alma The property was offered volun held under the auspices of Friend blackouts. tubes in Nyssa and other Malheur Briggs of Portland. tarily to the city by the Japanese. Many Important problems are be-1 / i ^ l J _ __ l i t ji ship lodge No. 160, A.F. and A.M. county sections were announced The suggestion was made by Col. Information relative to the death ing discussed at the annual meet I V z O K l e r W C a U i e r Mr. Wclf was a life member of Wil here this week. Charles B. Oldfle.J, comander of was received in Ontario by Mr. liamsport lodge No. 106, A.F. and A. ing which are held during a 10-day Gowen field, Boise, who has made The executive committee of the period. The question of labor for Briggs’ uncle, O. L. Thompson. Two M. several recommendations based on Malheur county civilian defense beet production will be one of the other nephews of Mr. Thompson ________»;«_______ the first blackout hi this area. principal issues of discussion as will were aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma1 Highways and roads in this vicin council met in Ontario Monday Cel. Oldfield also suggested that national sugar legislation. Other ity were piled full of drifts in places morning to organize a rationing when it capsized during the Japan- f T a) I )A | * n n a future test be made unannounced tse attack on Pearl harbor. I j C S B iJ ilU U I Items of Interest will be beet pulp by a strong wind Tuesday night and board. Recent information received from to determine the effectiveness of sales and distribution, the 1942 con Wednesday. The snow was light and Governor Charles A. Sprague an warning systems and to simulate Secretary of Agriculture Wlckard s tract, market agreements and indi powdery. nounced that he will allow Malheur mere nearly conditions as they office and from the state USDA de RAÍL WATCHMAN vidual tests. William Carsen of Wei- Forecasts indicate that colder county one board, consisting of two would be in a real blackout due to fense oard indicates that agricul FATALLY INJURED In 1942 the outlook is none too ser, president of the association, will weather Is in store for this commun men and one woman. Nyssa resi ture’s part in the war time economy enemy raids. good for farm labor and farmers participate in the meetings. Direc dents recommended for possible pos ity this week. “ I hope,” he said, “ that in the next of America becomes that of keeping d e n n Troyer. 42, of Payette, rail should now be turning their serious tors and community committee itions on the board are as follows: production rolling in maintaining The coldest weather of the win practice blackout, a plane will je road watchman on the Payette river attention to those crops and prac members will be elected ter was registered December 26, Walter Thompson, Ronald Whitta able to drop a parachute flare, to this nation’s great superiority in the bridge at Payette, was reported to tices that will tend to use less farm Meetings already held were con No. 1 material — food. For the when the temperature dropped in ker, Fred Burgesser, Mose Solomon, show citizens how an enemy can Mrs. Ray Larsqn and Mrs. A. L. have been accidentally killed tills labor. This will also have a ten ducted December 27. 29, 30 and 31 at profide his own light for bombing, state of Oregon as a whole quotas week in a fall. His body was found dency to cut down the cost of pro Fruitland, Welser, Oregon Slope. Nyssa to 12 degrees above zero. Oth Fletcher. The list of recommenda once even the smallest light hoi have been exceeded as indicated by by the day watchman at 8 a. m. De duction of many commodities, which Kingman Kolony, Oregon Trail, Em er recent minimum and maximum, tions was given to Chairman Otis the farm plan sign-up held during readings of the reclamation bureau led him to his target.” is an important consideration in mett and Parma. cember 6. were as follows: Deceber 24, 25 and Smith of Ontario, who In turn will Thereafter, light for bombing November. In Malheur county these view of the probable higher level Other meetings scheduled are as Mr. Troyer's skull was fractured, 42 degrees; December 26, 18 and 36; submit the names to Governor goals were also exceeded with the would be furnished by fires as a re . , , , ¡o f wages that will be demanded by follows: January 2, 2 p. m„ Wilder, I but examlna icn by county cff.cers farm labcrers, accordlng County December 26, 12 and 36; December Sprague. exception of farm gardens. This has sult of explosions or incendiary Odd Fellows hall; January 2, 7:30 revealed no foul play. The man is Agent Ray Brooks ^ followlng 27, 18 and 35; December 28, 30 and considerable Importance in view of If the governor allows only one bombs. m„ Marsing hall; January 3, 2 36: December 29. 28 and 36, and De board for the county, local residen “Now that the organization for a the fact that since war has been de believed to have slipped and fell or practices, Mr. Brooks said, will be of m„ Nyssa city hall; January 3, hope that one of the six residents blackout is : up," Col. Oldfield clared some of the production goals the railroad tracks. '»elp in cutting down the labor re 7:30 p. m„ Lincoln school; January cember 30, 24 and 39. ---------- 4 ----------- Survivors are the widow and thr. e quirements: of Nyssa will be appointed to the added, “it Is 01 next duty to learn will likely be changed In view of the 2 p. m., Vale community hall; board. If the executive permits se all we can about prenarations and changed conditions. County Agent children, all of Payette. “Pasture — A year around pasture January 5, 7.30 p. m.. Harper, and lection of three boards, one for each protection from gas, i to live dur Ray Brooks said. Malheur county system so far as climate will permit January 6, 2 p. m„ Nampa Orange of the three major towns in the coun ing a blackout, what shelters are farmers are asked to give earnest will cut down the labor require hall. ty, Nyssa residents hope that three necessary, how to extingui h fires consideration to their individual ments for dairy cows, hogs and beef parts In the production of commodi of their nominees will be placed on from incendiary bombs, etc. stock. When dairy cows are on pas the board. Orders received by militai. au ties listed as emergency commodities ture labor is reduced by more than Mrs. Curtis Eason and two of her thorities at the air base Indicate under the defense set-up. one-half as compared with harvest Rationing of tires and tubes wt# I children, Nyssa rural route, were Pendleton, Jan. 1 (Special) — The Considerable worry will probably that future blackouts can be made ing crops and feeding them. injured in an automobile collision be started January 5, replacing the program for the 45th annual conven only by order of the commanding be experienced by farmers In regard "Hogging and Sheeping O ff — one mile west of Nyssa Sunday present "freezing” program. Hef* ■pcnerals o f the 2nd and 4th inter to form supplies. Practically all of tion of the Oregon Wool Growers’ Many crops ¿an be raised which are —4*— morning while they were an route to schal Thompson, acting chairman £Bj§ association to be held at LaGrande ethse supplies are listed under a ceptor commands, wno ^vlll notify Th? Ontario office of the Oregon suitable for hogging or sheeping off the Nyssa civilian defense co u n cilV 1: church here. January 8, 9 and 10, was announced priority rating for most industries civilian authorities when a blackout such as peas for early summer and state employment service will be said his group will have nothing la The accident is said to have ac- but farmers do not need a priority I hEre President Mac Hoke and is to be made corn for late summer. Early and transferred from state to federal do with the rationing. Homer Hudelson, chairman of the rating and should attempt to buy ^ Secretary Walter Holt of Pendleton. medium mature corn varieties can control in January. 1942, and will curred when the automobile driven Virtually every phase of wool grow In laying down general rules ana by Mrs. Eason collided with a beet Boise air raid precaution committee, through their regular channels........... . be used such as Eureka early dent hereafter be operated as an office of today urged all citizens of south Farm machinery and implements ers' problems will be dealt with dur and Wisconsin 355. the United States employment ser truck. Mrs. Eason was cut on the regulations for the rationing of tires ing the three-day session and a ern Idaho and eastern Oregon to be are covered under blanket priority “ Corn on Small Farms—Corn is vice, L. C. Stoll, United States em face and was severely bruised. Ches and tubes, the federal government, large attendance is expected. constantly “on the alert.” "I call order known as P-33. The order as ideal as a method for avoiding the ployment service director for Ore ter Eason, 10, suffered facial lacer through the OPM and OP A, will as ations and Wallace Eason, 2, sus sign civilian quotas to the various Speakers will include M. J. Vaught, hiring of harvest labor. Harvesting gon, announced today. your attention to Governor Clark’s signs an A-8 defense rating to the states, using car registrations as the statement,” Hudelson said, “remind manufacturers who enable them to chairman of the Idaho Triple-A can be postponed for weeks and even Mr. Stoll said that the 24 offices tained severe head injuries. Mrs. Eason and children have been basis of their determinations. The ' ing everyone to be ready at all times secure their materials. Crawler type committee, Boise; Casey Jones, as months so that all of it can be done of the state department are being tractors are not Included In the farm sistant secretary National Wool by family labor. for any emergency.” made federal offices this week, fol dismissed from the Nyssa nursing local rationing boards will then de “The attack on Pearl harbor oc machinery order since military and Growers’ association, of Salt Lake "Crop Rotations — In many in lowing President Roosevelt’s request home after receiving treatment cide who is to have tires for his au tomobile. curred on a day. and at an hour, defense construction are taking al City; W. E. Meyer, president of the stances labor demands can be min for the governors o fthe states on there. when vigilance had been relaxed,” most all c f the production of this Intermediate Credit bank of Spo imized by the choice of crops, for ex December 19, asking that arrange However, it is reported here that Hudelson reminded, “and we paid type of tractor. This also is true of kane; A. P. Davies, American Meat ample, potatoes, grain, clover. Clo ments be made to transfer the per probably the only persons who will Institute, Chicago; D. R. Phelps, Na heavy duty electric motors. Irriga the price In American lives and pro ver requires only one plowing in sonnel and necessary equipm.ent to be permitted to buy new tires and tion supplies are ordered under a tional Livestock and Meat board, four years. Greater use of alfalfa, the federal government in a nation perty." tubes will be doctors, nurses and San Francisco; Dr. E. L. Potter and “ If you plan to be away from P-22 order and can be obtained sweet clover and other biennial or wide reoi ganization of the employ others whose important duties are ment service in order to meet In home,” H u d s o n added, “do not from the usual suppliers. Nalls, Dr. O. R Chambers, Oregon State perennial crops reduces labor. essential to the public welfare. leave lights burning, and be ready fencing and steel pipe are available college, and Ed S. Johnson, trans “ High Percentage of Land in Hay creasing demands of war industries. Local residents in charge of the The Idaho Power company pro at all times to comply with blackout in limited quantities but farmers do portation division. United States de and Pasture — On dairy farms a All employes of the state employ defense programs feel that rationing requirements should an alarm oc not need a priority rating and can partment of agriculture, Washing larger percentage of land can be ment compensation commission who vided Nyssa with fireworks between of other products will be started lat erder through their usual channels. ton, D. C. cur.” used for hay and pasture and if nec are engaged In employment service Christmas and New Year’s. This Is also true of blacksmith and Two 4.000-volt wires unaccount er. -----------+---------- A general assembly for committee essary the grain can be purchased. functions, will becoe federal em regular repair Jobs, welding rod and assigning will be held the afternoon On the coast dairy farms land is ployes at their present ratings and ably flipped together at Main and bar Iron. There is no priority on of January 8. Committees are head the highest priced in the state and salaries under the state merit sys Second streets Monday morning at lumber, cement, stone, rock, tile or ed by J. H. Dobbin, forest grazing: they follow the above practice. 8:15, burned in two and fell to the tem. glass. Steel reinforcing can be ob Wayne Stewart, federal agricultural The Ontario office will remain in street. One of the wires struck a “ Winter Preparation of Machinery tained in limited quantities for farm problems and wild life; Robert Weir, — During the winter months a def its present location, Mann building, truck operated by Herschal Thomp structures. Fertilizers. Insecticides, Taylor grazing; H. A. Cohn, legisla inite program of farm machinery re under the managership of C. M. son. but did not cause any damage. fungacides and disinfectants do not tion and marketing, and C. K. Bark pair will be put on to encourage Paradis, but will operate under the The need of a siren for air raid Idaho Power company employes Dance Is Success— have priority ratings. er, general resolutions and organiza farmers in the practice of preparing name of United States employmen* immediately eliminated the danger v arnings that can be heard through The ladies of the Sunset Auxilary In ordering new farm machinery tions. A closed meeting will be held their machinery for immediate oper service. to motorists and pedestrians and be out town was discussed at the week expressed thanks to persons who assistance can be given by the Unit that evening. Claims for unemployment Insur gan replacing the wires, but the ly luncheon of the Nyssa chamber ation at the time it is needed in the patronized their Red Cross dance ed States defense board by placing An address of welcome by a rep spring. All farm machinery should ance under the state law, will con power was off in the business sec of commerce at noon Wednesday, which was well attended. The club in the hands of the dealers all the resentative of the host city will open be put in apple pie order at an ear tinue to be taken at the Ontario c f- lion for 49 minutes. A louder warning is needed as the cleared and turned over $21 to the orders for the coming year. The the morning session January 9 with ly date. Repair parts are going to flce by federal employes and trans The dancing, sizzling wires were fire siren cannot be heard in all parts local Red Cross chapter. distribution of new machinery to J. H. Dobbin giving the response. be difficult to get and lack of them mitted to the state agencies for the watched by several persons before of the city. dealers will be on the basis of the This will be followed by the presi may mean the actual loss of crops. Elected as Director— usual determination as to eligblli;y. the power was turned off. President Bernard Eastman will Mrs John Ostrom of Nyssa was man. ---------------------------- 4 *---------------------------- “ Combine and Threshing Equip- j dent's and secretary's reports, a talk A wire on the same line also broke appoint a committee this week to -----------+----------- elected to the board of directors of by Mrs. A. S. Boyd, president of the ment — Farmers should plan now j Visit in Utah— between Main street and the com nominate directors, who will elect the Southwestern Idaho Scandina state auxiliary, Baker, and Mrs. R. to have adequate harvesting ma-| Mr. and Mrs. William J. Savage pany's sub-station. the officers. Election of directors will Girls Plan Sale— vian scciety when 150 members held Chlnery in each and every commun be held at the weekly luncheon Wed -----------+----------- The Girl Scouts will hold a cookie I. Thompson, president of the na and infant daughter visited from their annual meeting in Nampa Fri ity to meet the expected heavy de nesday. sale Saturday. January 3, at Eder’s tional auxiliary, Heppner. day. Nine directors from Boise, mands this coming year. An in Christmas day until Sunday at the Man Injured in Fall— ---------------------- 4 *---------------------- ----------- 4 * - . - Hardware store. home of Mrs. Savage's parents. Mr. Nampa. Nyssa. Caldwell and Em crease in the acreage of several crops Don E Morgan, former Nyssa res and Mrs. Floyd Anderson, in Magna. mett were chosen for the coming Diseases Reported— Here from School— will further increase the need for Utah. Mrs. Savage’s grandmother. ident. was seriously injured In a Three cases of chickenpox. one of \ Several college students who are more threshing machines." year Mrs Ellen Wilson, returned to Nyssa fall In Seattle, according to Informa ------------•;•------------ pneumonia and one of influenza spending the Christmas vacation tion received here. He suffered Coach Visits Here— with them for an extended visit. their parents in Nyssa will fractures of the skull and Jaw. Paul Johnston, who is coaching « I J S S T S e S >~ve this week or the first part of Water Users to Meet— —4-— Fingerprinting Asked— The Owyhee Water Users associa Springfield. Oregon Is visiting rela- according to the weekly report i next \»eek for school. The students As basketball players the Nyssa Members of the civilian defense Return from Visit— tives in Nyssa during the Christmas - f ’ ^ Jtate department o{ health, include Jack Brodie. Houston and tion will hold its annual meeting in Mrs James Stephen and son. Ron Bulldogs are not resting this week, council committees are asked to have vacation. One hundred per cent of the doctors | June Marie Wilson. Helen Boydell. the Nyssa union high school build their fingerprints taken in the chief ald. have returned from a visit in but on the contrary are preparing ing Tuesday evening. January 6, at Lois Sallee. Louise Tensen, Dewit to meet the strong St Teresa acad reported. Here from Emmett— of police’s office in the city hall be Seattle. Wyckoff, Phyllis Poage, Hollis De- 8 o'clock. Three directors, a chair fore Saturday evening The com emy team of Boise in the local gym Mr. and Mrs, Charles Thompson Examiner Coming— Grcfft, Reed Cottle, Norbert Sara- man and a secretary-treasurer will mittees consist of 157 members nasium Friday night. and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stevens of ! Church to Be Open— St. Paul’s Episcopal church will zin. George Hale and Jack Wray, all be elected. Among other impotrant A traveling examiner of operators Emmett, Idaho, were recent guests The Bulldogs took a vacation from I be open New Year's day from 10 a. of Oregon State college; Barbara matters to be discussed will be the Nyssa Youth Safe— and chauffeurs is scheduled to be in at the Ralph Beutler home. in to 5 p. m. to give members of the Larson of Colorado Women's college; question of taxation of the new land Mr. and Mrs. R. Cornell have re the city hall in Nyssa January 7 practice from the night of the a- Orande game to last Saturday, but Vbits Aunt Here— ; congregation and others an oppor- Barbara Brown. Ted Morgan. Ed farms under the project. All water ceived a letter from their son. James, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. resumed workouts Monday under the Miss Jean Clitheroe of Olympia, tunlty to offer prayer for the nation. ward Boydell of the University of j users are invited to attend the meet- who is stationed on the U.S.S. Hono j direction of Coach Elder, who had Washington is visiting her aunt, its armed forces and the peace of Oregon. and Sidney Brown of the j ing. lulu at Honolulu that he is safe fol Visit; Mother— Mrs Mildred Morgan spent Christ- | been unable to handle the squad for Mrs. Frank D. Hall of Nyssa. during the world and giving other oppro- University of Idaho. lowing the bombing of Pearl harbor Nyvsa Hospital Notes— mas day at the home of her mother, several days because of Illness. Christmas vacation. priate prayers concerning the na- A son was born Tuesday morning by the Japanese. To Leave for School— Mrs Anna Larsen, of the Owyhee I ttonal life. The public is Invited. The Bulldogs should give the vis Here from Idaho— Houston Wilson, son of Mr. and to Mr and Mrs. Rex Sconce of Nys Sends Card from Wake— section. itors strong competition as they sa. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bogeuy of Aliens Turn in Article»— C. E. Beeman, engineer on the Mrs Barney Wilson, left Tuesday have held their opponents this year Mcntpeller. Idaho and Mr and Mrs Two local Japanese families have for California to visit for a few days Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chaney of PWA street paving and sewer proj- Leaves on Visit— to an average of 14 points per game, LeR'V Schurm and son. Larry, of turned hi to Chief of Police A. V. before returning to Corvallis to re- Parma, route 3. are the parents of. ects in Nyssa. sent a Christmas card Miss Orba Blair of the Gate City Loga.i. Utah, spent the Christmas Cook a quantity of guns, cameras sume hts studies at Oregon tate col- a son bom Monday afternoon. to City Recorded M F. Solomon Journal went to Halfway Wednesday including two overtime periods. holidays visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leslie and short-wave radios in accordance lege His sister. June Wilson, will A B squad game will be played at The 18-month old son of Mr and from Wake Island The card was night to visit during the week end Burbanks and Mr and Mrs New with an order issued this week by leave Sunday for Oregon State col- Mrs. Theodore J Cooper Is receiving postmarked December 16 at Honolu at the home of her unde and aunt. 7:30, followed by the Nyssa-St. Te- ha federal government lege Mr and Mrs Walter W Evans bum Glenn of Nyssa con test. lu. medical treatment. Forecast Here Production of Food Essential Farms Is Urged Wool Producers Plan Gathering Mrs. Eason, Two Children^Jlurt Ontario Office Is Federalized Electric Wires Burn in Nyssa LOCAL NEWS Louder Air Raid Warning Needed Bulldogs Will Play St. Teresa