Nyssa gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1937-199?, February 05, 1942, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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The Gate City Journal
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Published every Thursday at Nyssa Malheur County, Oregon.
Entered at the postoffice at Nyssa, Oregon for transmission
through the United States Malls, as second class matter, under
the act of March 3. 1870.
CIVILIANS OF AMERICA
ARE WOEFULLY UNPREPARED
The general American public was
not responsible for the American debacle
in Hawaii when the Japanese made their
now-famous attack on Pearl harbor as one
eastern Oregon editor contended recently,
but the American people are responsible
for the lack of preparedness among the
populace.
The Record-Courier of Baker
points out that “The board of inquiry has
attributed the partial success of the Jap­
anese treachery at Pearl harbor to the der­
eliction of duty on the part of those re­
sponsible for the defense of the base.
“After we patched these weak
spots in the armor which we smugly ne­
glected in placid times (luckily the boat
didn’t sink entirely) we are ready for any
eventuality. Lieutenant General Short and
Admiral Kimmel were rusty at Pearl har­
bor. Washington told them they could ex­
pect attack from Japan even though it
couldn’t tell them where and when the
attack would come, but they were asleep
on the job.
“The officers were derelict in their
duty. Mr. Jones or John Doe or Mr. Smith
also probably would have been off guard.
The dereliction of the whole people is re­
flected directly in the same miscalculation
of judgment on the part of the two officers
at Pearl harbor.
“Let’s put Short and Kimmel in the
doghouse. Let’s imagine our isolationist
senators in the same category and then
let’s, to a more or less degree, occupy the
same doghouse of derelicts ourselves”.
Lieutenant General Short and Ad­
miral Kimmel were placed in positions of
great trust by the American government
and were thus charged with the perfor­
mance of specific duties. They were paid
and paid well for the performance of those
duties and the American public should not
be called upon to assume part of the blame
for the surprise attack on one of America’s
outposts.
If an attack is made upon conti­
nental United States the people will be to
blame if they are as unprepared then as
they are now, because we should prepare
ourselves or insist that the government do
something about protecting its people dur­
ing air raids.
If an attack were made upon Nys­
sa, local residents would be absolutely
helpless, except for blacking out their
homes, providing the attack were made at
night. Each bomber has a carrying capac­
ity, of 2,000 incendiary bombs and flares
for lighting the prospective targets. What
chance would Nyssa residents have if even
10 planes dropped 2,000 incendiary bombs
each on this city? Assuming that they were
not blown to bits by other types of bombs,
few persons would know how to attack an
incendiary bomb. In the first place none
of us have buckets of sand, or stirrup
pumps and only a few persons have
nozzles capable of throwing a fine spray
with which incendiary bombs must be
fought.
We also have absolutely no protec­
tion against explosive bombs. We do not
have our windows protected against
breakage and we do not have any bomb
shelters.
A gas attack, made by aviators,
would leave Nyssa residents helpless. We
have no gas masks,which are necessary if
a person is to survive a gas attack.
Residents of California, Washing­
ton and Idaho are cooperating rather ex­
tensively in civilian defense, but persons
in the middle west have not been aroused
to the dangere of aerial attacks. The office
of civilian defense, of which Mayor La-
Guardia of New York is the head/has not
yet really started to function with any ef­
ficiency.
Some relief is expected to be given
civilian defense groups in the way of
money, gas masks and other equipment,
but no help has been forthcoming except
in coastal areas, where it is reported, gas
or will be distrib­
uted.
Every person in this interior
country should make every effort to learn
what to do in case of an air raid and pro­
vide himself with some means of protec­
tion.
THE PRICE WE PAY FOR FOLLY
(Idaho Free-Press)
Who does not remember — now
that we recall it — the long fight of the in­
termountain west for a chance to develop
the sugar industry. The country was pro­
ducing less than 30 per cent of its require­
ments. Much of the enormous import had
to come across thousands of miles of water
th;it would in the event of a Pacific war be
extremely difficult to traverse. And we
were uniformly told by our government
leaders, though no convincing reason ever1
accompanied the telling, that we must
continue to import the bulk of our sugar.
We were told that until a few short months
ago, in the face of growing tension with
Japan.
Now, less than two months after
the outbreak of hostilities, our Philippine
supply is cut off and even movements from
Hawaii are none too easy. So the govern­
ment, and wisely, one concludes, puts this
great self-sufficient countiy that need
never import anything from anywhere (so
we were told) on a sugar rationing pro­
gram. How typically American that is.
Yesterday, we mustn’t grow our own
sugar. Today we mustn’t eat as much as
we would like to have because it just isn’t
to be had now that pail of our imports are
cut off by war. If only we had done the
simple, easy, natural and logical thing.
But we wouldn’t need a lot of experts to do
that.
Big Bend
A meeting will be held at the
Wade school house this evening.
Gallagher of Ontario will explain
the various petitions that have been
sent into this precinct to be cir­
culated and signed.
The Wade P. T. A. will meet Fri­
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Will Gibson. Mrs. De Oss and Mrs.
Harvey Bennett will be assistant
hostesses.
Ben Taylor of Hammett, Idaho,
visited his sister, Mrs. N. S. Phelan,
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Russell will be honor
guest at a shower, sponsored by the
Jolly Janes at the home of Mrs.
Joe Kin« Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bert Robertson of Parma, a
former Bend resident, underwent
an operation in the Caldwell san­
itarium Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Allison of Lake
Lowell were business visitors in
Bend Thursday. They rented the
Phelan ranch and will move at
cnce.
A very large crowd of buyers a t­
tended the sale at William Brewer’s
ranch Friday and everything sold
well. Many former Bend residents
attended. The Brewer family has
lived here for 20 years. The Brock
family of East Roswell have rented
the place and are moving this week.
H. R. Hatch of the Ontario CCC
camp visited home folks over the
week-end.
Mri » H Murk wm » u * l»»t
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Bob Na^Wr of Etnmett spent sev­
eral days in Bend, looking after the
Little sheep, which will be fed here
during lambing season.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Baldridge
and children of Boise were Sunday
guests in the Lee Baldridge home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weir, Mr.
and Mrs. George Swigert, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Brumbach, Mr. and Mrs.
Lora Pillsbury, Mrs. N. S. Phelan
and B G. Roberts attended the
birthday dinner held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Robinson in
Roswell Sunday. The event was
given in occasion of the birthdays
of Mr. Robinson and Dale Robert­
son.
Mrs. Case Munbjewerff spent
Friday at the home of her sen In
•Adrian.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinkerlider, Mr.
and Mrs. Delbert Douglas and Mr.
and Mrs. Burbon Blake of Nam­
pa and Mrs. Clyde Riggs and family
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dyre Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. Virl Bishop and Cleo
Tucker shopped in Caldwell Satur­
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fretwell
entertained at a family dinner Sun­
day, honoring their son Bob and
wife, who are moving to Tiason,
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Eachus and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Harris in Vale, where
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eskew were
guests of honor at their 42nd wed­
ding anniversary.
Claude Eachus started work on
a basement house on his ranch near
Ridgeview Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mausling
moved Tuesday into the house on
the Robertson ranch.
Mrs. Clyde Riggs of Parma spent
Friday with Mrs. Will Sweet.
Sunset Valley
C. Fox of Nyssa purchased a
horse frem Henry Terra last week.
Sunset Valley was represented
Thursday at the Conrad Brotzman
sale in Apple Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Woolard and
Butch of Caldwell visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Query.
I
Conrad Brotzman and daughters,
Dorothy and Kathyrn of Apple
Valley, and Kenneth Pierce of Nys­
sa were dinner guests cf Rev. and
Mrs. Clarence Brotzman Sunday.
Willie Gilbert and Ruby Roberts
were visitors Sunday in the Adolph
Schneider home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Helton of
Nyssa took dinner Monday vjith
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lorensen.
Mr, $tUI Mn IWlph
and
«hlldren ot PendUton ware week­
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Kendall.
Mr. and Mrs. K "Skeet" Kygar,
who were married recently, are liv­
ing at the L. E. Newgen ranch.
Mrs. Kygar was formerly Winnl-
fred Doty of Adrian.
Fannie Kolltti, daughter et Mr.
and Mrs Jake Malian, sustain«« a
leg fracture last week,
Leslie Ditty and T. H. Brewer
hauled chopped hay for Howard
Evans last week. Because of much
rain the roads off the the gravel
are almost Impassable.
John Vanderpool purchased a
horse last week at the Nyssa sale.
ATTENTION FARMERS
SEEDS
FAre
Scarce
We Have a Supply Of All Kindt
While They Last
See, Call or Write
J. C. WATSON CO.
PARMA — PHONE 42
Or James A. Duncan, Exclusive local dealer
PARMA — PHONE 43
They’re not practical!
Don’t be old-fashioned about repairing
your car. The modern, practical thing
to do is let us take care of the mechani­
cal end of it. Our experts will keep a
close check on engine, ignition and
brakes. Our complete service is cheap­
er, more efficient, more practical.
PRUYN’S GARAGE
Phone 58 W
Second and Main St
■MjV
For
SALE
1930 MODEL
CHEVROLET
-In GOOD CONDITION-
Five Good Tires
New Shipment of
LINOLEUM
Just Arrived
NYSSA FURNITURE CO.
CLARENCE ASTON
POWER
in a h u r r y !
Placed In
First Class
Condition
By Our
Expert
Mechanics
Repairing — Welding
Towne's
Garage
U
J ncli S am s fast-moving ski troops put
military power in the right place at the
right time.
America’s electric companies have done
the same job with industrial power. They
were ready when the crisis came!
They powered new plane plants, tank
factories and shipyards .
and rushed reserve electric power to kev points
over carefully interconnected svstems.
As the demand grew greater, they speeded
new construction. Last year, alone, they in-
stalled over a * million more horsepower —4
enough to light one-quarter of all the homes
in America !
Good business management made this
possible. The same companies, the same
management, will go on increasing the pro­
duction of power Jor protection —until skiing
13 a sP°rt again, instead of a war maneuver !
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