THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL,
At The National
Capital
By John W. Kelly
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942
tivatlon almost a century. Farmers |
J UST R O L L I N G H I S H O O P
think they should know what the |
government intends paying, and
when. Inasmuch as they must seek
homes eleswhere in strange sur
Washington, D.C., May— Camp roundings, they must have money
Adair the new cantoment under to purchase a place, or at least
construction In the Corvallis-Al- make a down payment. Those who
bany-Monmouth area, is far from have cattle or sheep say they can
satisfactory to 100 or more farm not pull up stakes and move awey
ers whose lands are being taken by without sufficient time to makn a-
the war department. The farmers, rrangements for their livestock.
who have been holding meetings War department simply says the
and sending complaints to the nat land is needed for the cantonment
ional capital, explain that they are that money will be paid in due
for anything that will win the war, time, but they refuse to promise
but they protest at the way they any extended notice of when the
are being treated by the war de land must be surrendered.
In late summer the 104th division
partment. Prom these petitions it
appears that the farmers are not will be organized and located at
being told what appraisal Is made Camp Adair, according to an
on their farms and that they are nouncement by the war depart
(or some of them) ordered to leave ment. Over the many thousand
their land In a few day's notice, or acres in the cantonment property
troops will be trained in anticipa
immediately.
Many of the farms are In the tion fer overseas service.
Linn county is also registering a
finest farming section of Will
amette valley and have been In cul- kick. War department plans ac
quiring a great acreage near Halsey
which will embrace many fine
farms and homes. The people in
the region do not want to move.
Better Painters Use
The area is to be used as a target
range.
At Camp Adair the mail will be
carried through Albany to Corvallis
because, it is explained by the pos
tal department, Corvallis has facil
ities and is a larger town. (Albany anized. Cavalry is needed in the relatives and friends in Nebraska,
and Corvallis have practically the Oregon coast range, on cut-over having been- called therre because
same population except when stud timberlands and In the forests. of the death of her father. During
ents are at State college). The Horses can maneuver in that coun her absence Mr. Young began re
postmaster will not gain at Cor try with greater expedition than modeling their house adding a
vallis; soldier mail is free and there tanks and trucks; they can go porch and installing bath room
fore no allowance is made for can wher it would be impossible for fixtures.
cellations.
Not so many building Improve
the machines to operate. From
Army is in the market for hun Curry to Clatsop counties detach ments have been added to this
dreds of horses for the cavalry to ments of horse cavalry will be small section of the new project
be used on the Oregon Coast. Con spread supplementing existing for as in some others. However, new
trary to popular impression, the ces.
machinery, new tractors and other
horse has not been eliminated from
Gold Beach, a t the mouth of Rog farm equipment have been pur
the cavalry, which is not all mech- ue river, has asked for an army air chased.
Mr and Mrs Mike Wood and
base but for the present, at least,
nothing will be done.
sons of Payette were Sunday
War production board Is inter guests in the Earl Parker home.
SERVICE YOUR
Bill Kurtz and Walter McPart-
ested in the lime deposots of Wal
lowa and Baker counties (lime land left Saturday morning for
plays an important part In a num Pendleton and other defense pro
CAR NOW!
ber of materials needed for war). jects sites, seeking employment.
Mr and Mrs William Gohley,
There Is talk of locating a war In
That’s because the Devoe
2-coat system lasts longer,
dustry in Grant county adjacent to Frank Smart and Mrs Carrie Mc
Carburetor Check
goes on faster and costs less
were dinner
guests
the chromite deposits in the John Laughlin
than ordinary paint.
Day country, and transporting Mother’s day at the M. L. Kurtz
Battery
Cheek
First coat seals wood
lime to the site. Nothing definite as home. Frank Smart is a cousin,
pores or clings to old paint.
to this, but it is in the conversa having recently returned from
Second, and different coat
Brakes Tested
tion stage.
Johnston Island, where he spent
fights sun rays, wind, cold,
If the powder plant discussed by a year on defense work. He ex
rain, dust.
Body and Fender
the war department is located in pects to go to Alaska at the end
Thai’s all, just TWO coats
the northwest It may be In the vi- of a month.
of DEVOE do the job of 3 of
Work
Maurice Judd, Dud Kurtz and
clnty of Ontario or the Snake river,
ordinary house paint. And
near Lewiston. There are only a few Mrs M. L. Kurtz attended a young
remember—
places where sufficient water Is a- Saturday night. The group met
vaiable, say the army men, and peoples Sunday school class party
Paint is N O T "Frozen"
Don’t let your car get into the best of all is at The Dalles. How at the E. Points home and hiked
ever , they add. The Dalles is too down the Snake river for a marsh
Get DEVOE color charts,
a run-down condition , . . . close to the ocean and the policy Is mallow roast.
estimates and FHA monthly
terms at—
Mr and Mrs Jake Borge an
have it completely serviced to push all new industries inland at
least 200 miles, if possible. No pow nounce the arrival of a daughter
by one of Towne’s expert er plant will be built, hawever, un May, 13 a t the Nyssa Nursing
less WPB recides th at existing home with Mrs Earl Parker car
mechanics.
plants are Insufficient. One story ing for them.
Several men of the church are
is that the plants now operating
have capacity to provide all the adding some much-needed addi
LU M BEfi*® COMRSNY
propellants required for a global tions at the Adrian parsonage
war.
prior to the arrival from New
For several years growers of bent Kingston, New York of a perman
"There’s a yard near you”
grass in Clatsop county have been ent minster, Rev. N. C. Nevin his
Dwight Smith, Manager
urging an appropriation which wife and eight year old daughter.
Water has been piped to the
would premit department of agri
Phone 15
Nyssa
culture scientists to study grasses house and the second hand bath
to determine which are best for room fixtures are Installed.
Mr and Mrs Patch have planted
certain localities. Always the re
quest has been kicked out the win the early vegetables In a garden
dow because bent grass is used on for them. Now the ladles and
golf courses and was regarded as young folks are working to finance
recreational. In the new approp the piping of irrigation water to
riation a substantial sum is allow the lot so the men and boys can
ed for grass experimentation as a plant lawn.
Silas. James and Sam Shaw of
war measure. New diversion air
fields require a grass that will the Kolony are working in the
Is Now in Force
stand up wher^ runways are not Frank Ray beet fields along with
paved. Bent grass will hold the soil some Newell Heights men and wo
But there is no need
from blowing and afford a cushion men and children.
The Mary and Martha club held
for landing planes. As airfields are
to
worry when
it
scattered all over Oregon, differ its regular May meeting at the
ent grasses are required, and to Kurtz home. Mrs Earl Parker lead
comes to putting up
find out which Is best for each the devotional. Her subject was
climate the experiments will be ’’Return to Family Worships.” Mrs
your fruits for winter
W. Plercy told of the mission
made.
work among the negroes. As a
NEWELL HEIGHTS
use, as it is not necess
girl Mrs Plercy attended one of,
Help Is very scarce in the beet the mission schools in Kentucky
ary to use sugar when
fields. Some women and children so could paint an interesting pic
are
working but farmers who have ture of the work being done in
you freeze and put the
large acreages and no regular these schools by churches In the
workers from year to year are South.
food in one of our
The business meeting consisted
getting quite anxious.
Jess Sugg finished assembling of making plans for the young
lockers. You save time and get far better re
a new hay derrick, a labor saver people's C. E. convention in June,
at which time young folks are
for
the hay fanner.
sults. Come in and let us explain this to you.
Mrs Leslie young returned home to be hosts to the five churches.
Silas Shaw of the Kolony heard
Friday from a month’s visit with
Why not have fresh fruits and vegetables all
Corporal Bob Kurtz broad cast a
Mother’s day greeting to his
winter long. We carry a full line of containers
mother Sunday, May 10 from
Camp Cooke.
Towne’s
Garage
PAGE FIVE
her son, D. C. Stults, at the Dr.
Br adhurst ranch.
The rancher'- who u'C the Norge
highway are repairing the road.
They are building culverts and
graveling the werst places at their
own expense.
Mrs Joe Simpson has gone to
Caldwell to visit her grandmother,
Mrs Bardsley.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Strode and
little daughters returned to their
home on Mahogany after staying
in Boise for several months.
A great many gas transport
thucks are now hauling direct by
from California over the I. O. N.,
which Is so bad every time it
rains that they have to employ a
tractor to pull them back cn the
road. There are about 20 gas
trucks besides the ore trucks and
produce trucks on the road con
tinuously.
Mr and Mrs Jess Yturraspe and
Mrs D. H. Haylette were Homdale
visitors Tuesday.
Two former Sheaville girls were
married last week. Miss Faye Cob-
lskey and Loanard Hansen of Mel
ba were married May 10 at Cald
well. Miss Marie Carter, ycungest
The I. O. N. Grange will enter
daughter of V. A. Carter, was tain the South Malheur P.mona
married In Boise to Mr Toms of Orange at the Orange hall at
Sheaville June 6.
California.
Mrs C. f . Falen visited at the
Haylett home Sunday.
Fred Haylett and Mrs D. H
Haylett were business visitors in
Nampa Friday.
Fred Haylett left Wednesday on
a business trrlp ts Portland.
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After considerable delay due to
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Rodeo corrals and Hooker creek
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F O. Haylett end son V. W
Haylett. of Spokane, spent last
week at the D. H. Haylett home.
P O. Haylett Is an elder brother
of D. H. Haylette.
Mr and Mrs Daniel Heylett. Jr.,
and family of Homedale were Sun
day guests at the Haylett home
Mrs L. R. Stanford and Mrs
Omer Stanford and little daughter
spent Mother’s day with their
mother. Mrs Dettrlck. at Cald
well.
The Ralph Munn family of Jor-1
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. H. E. Baltaaor of Nampa was
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Mrs Bessie Stults Is visiting1
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