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The NYSSA VOLUME XXXVII, No. 31--------------------- ITY JOURNAL NY5 gA, PREPON, THURSDAY, AUOimt~20~i942 Nyssa Two School Boards Decide To Several Residents Sign Open Nyssa Schools August 31 For Air Patrol Organization explained CHURCHES Some Teachers Not Re VALE by Elmo E. Smith of MAY GO FOR TAX turning; High Fac Ontario ulty Short Vale, Aug. 20 (Special)—The The school boards of district No. 26 and union high school dis trict No. 5 decided at a meeting held last Friday night to open the Nyssa schools August 31. The date, two days earlier than the opening date last year, marks the first time for many years that the Nyssa schools have not been opened on the day after Labor day. The earlier date was chosen because of the confused labor sit uation caused by the war, Super intendent Henry H. Hartley said. School district No. 26 announced also the list of teachers chosen for the coming year. The first grade teachers will be Mrs. E3ta M. Benson, Miss Mamie Bostrack and Mrs. Iva Kuehn. Mrs. Benson and Miss Bcstrack taught the first grade last year, while Mrs. Kuehn filled out the year in the upper grades, where she taught math ematics and art. Mrs. Kuehn is a former Boise primary teacher. The second grade teachers will be Mrs. Dorothy Smith, who taught the same grade last year, and Miss Doris Coad, who has taught at The Dallas and Madras. Miss Eva Boydell will return as a third grade teacher. The other third grade class will be taught by Miss Irma Klinghammer, who formerly taught at North Powder and Seneca. Hie fourth grade work will be divided by Mrs. Eva Chadwick, who has taught here for several years, and Miss Laura Peterson of Bend, a recent graduate of the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth. Mrs. Dorotha Adklnson of Nyssa will again teach one division of the fifth grade. The other division will be taught by Miss Opal Wheeler of Freewater, a graduate of the Eastern Oregon College of Education at LaGrande. The sixth grade work will be di vided by Mrs. Margaret Carpenter, a hold-over from last year, and Miss Pauline Stein of The Dalles, who taught at Oakridge last year. New teachers in the upper grades include Miss Helen White of Wen atchee, Washington, who has taught at Enterprise for several years and who will teach English and art, and Miss Evelyn Anderson of Sher wood. Oregon, an experienced teach er who will handle mathematics and girls physical education. Arthur Smith and Owen Price, principal, complete the faculty, although It is probable that Mr. Smith will be called into the army as he has been ordered to report for in duction August 24. The high school faculty is still two and probably three teachers short of its quota. Mr. Henry, a members of the faculty last year, Is due for Induction Into the army August 24. His acceptance by the army would cause further short age In the faculty. New teachers are Mrs. Helen Payne Butler, former Vale teacher who will teach ninth grade math ematics and girls physical educa tion; Miss Lois Rice of Amity, a recent graudate of Llnfield college, who will teach social science; Miss Vivian Wldmer of Portland, former teacher at Rogue River and St. Helens, home-making department and Mrs. Grace Barton of Cald well, who will teach English and have charge of the library and If Mr. Henry leaves will have charge of the commercial depart ment. Mrs. Barton has taught school in Kanns. Oklahoma. Idaho, Penn sylvania and Illinois and In China. Her late husband Dr. J. H. Barton was head of the department of Bible at the College of Idaho in Caldwell. Teachers who are returning to the Nyssa school system include Mrs. Stella Young. English and vocal music; John Young, math ematics, pre-aeronautics and chem istry; Leno Christiansen, vocational agriculture: Frank Parr, principal, and Mr. Hartley, superintendent. Alvin Tempier. who had charge of Instrumental music In the high school three years ago. will be supervisor of music for both dis tricts. Here Fram California— Callers at the Lee Thrasher home at Kingman Kolony Sunday evening were Mr and Mrs. Howard Foun tain and sons. Lally and Osrrey. B1U Carr, Mr. and Mr». Walter Oaaser and baby and All Mas tad. all of California While In this community Mr. Fountain purchased a ranch near Caldwell. county may see the unique spect acle of three Vale churches in the next tax foreclosure If present plans are carried through. Sheriff C. W. Glenn Wednesday called the attention of the county court to the fact that there are back taxes due on the land on which the Vale Naz- arene, L. D. S. and Pentecostal churches are located. Total taxes due amounted to several hundred dollars. Commissioners Irwin Troxell, Charles Marshall and District At torney Taggart agreed that there was nothing else to do but Include the churches In the tax foreclosure and this will be done. Unless the taxes are paid in the near future they will then be sold at public auction. The matter has arisen because of a technicality. All three congre gations had received assurances from previous county courts that taxes would be remitted. On the strength of these assurances, they went ahead and built their church es. The L. D. S. and Pentecostal churches are brick buildings, com pletely modern, valued at $10,000 or more. The Nazarene structure is frame. Rubber Misuse Hit By Speaker Herman Sites, field manager of the Oregon office of defense trans portation, stated at a meeting held in the Moore hotel In Ontario Friday that “misuse of our pre sent supplies of rubber may poss ibly lose this war". The rubber drive to replace rub ber used in recapping tires was successful In Oregon, but not every where, Mr Sites said, adding that the drive did not provide an ample source of rubber. Mr. Sites at a meeting of fore hire carriers and dairymen In the afternoon and at a general public meeting in the evening for the purpose of explaining general facts pertinent to the continued opera tion of motor trucks. “It has been said in America that we had too many trucks and a surplus of transportation facilities, Mr. Sites said. "Whether the people realize It or not we are still maintaining a luxury stat us. Truck and rubber tired trans portation Is absolutely indispensa ble today. Most products are on a truck before they are used In any way. “Our object is to get guns, am munitions and supplies to the kids in the armed forces who need them. Let's not be guilty of 'too little and too late’ in supply trucks ad rubber to our soldiers”. Mr. Sites contended that the American people must learn what real sacrifice is before this war can be won; they must conserve, preserve, duplicate and cooperate on transportation problems. The major function of the transporta tion office Is to move products most efficiently to their consump tion heads. The speaker quoted several facts and figures concerning rubber con servation, Including the statement that the United States has only 700,000 tons of rubber left to fill her war needs and that other allies have no stock piles. He said that one ton of rubber is used In making a tank and 75 tons for a battleship. Maurice Greene of Boise, who will have charge of the office of defense transportation in this area, was introduced. L - l - - D F LXLM airport became lost In an airplane over the valley Monday and landed on a field near Adrian when the machine ran out of gasoline. The youth, practicing near Cairo junction, flew In the wrong direc tion when he Intended to return to the airport. As he was away from the airport about two hours, the civilian air patrol was pre paring to organize a search. The airplane was not damaged and was flown back to Ontario after more gasoline was provided. Several Nyssa residents signed to join the civil air patrol at a meet ing held In the city hall Monday night after Elmo Smith, group com mander at Ontario, explained the organization. Mr. Smith was acc ompanied by Oeorge Belveal. a member of the Ontario patrol. Mr. Smith said that the CAP was organized before Pearl Harbor to try to find and classify the res ources of civilian aviation with the idea of determining how It could be developed to help the war effort. Hundreds of pilots trained by the CAP are now flying with task for ces under army direction. The CAP C. J. Strike, President of the has served Its purpose of finding Idaho Power company, delivered an pilots, but it is now losing Its mem address at a meeting of tne Assoc iated Chambers of Commerce of bers to the service. Northwestern Idaho and Eastern Even persons without experience Oregon, in Weiser Monday night on are eligible to Join the CAP. It Is the subject strictly a civilian organization, but of Progress". of “One Hundred Years persons finishing the courses may Mr. Strike said the nation should enter the army task forces, which find some way to cushion the fall are conduoted under the direction to follow the war. He pointed out of the army. has been success The courses given include navi that no country depressions. gation and meteorology, military ion The In avoiding compared various drill, first aid, organization of the types of spearker and added army, map reading, protection a- that many governments nations under their gainst gas, airport protection, guard systems are successful. conten duty and radio telephone. The On ded that inNtiew of the He fact that tario group has completed the first the standard of living in the United aid course, organization of the army States is the highest in the world and military drill and is now stud “our system of government is a ying navigation. The Ontario group has worked good one”. Nyssa men attending the meeting out nine of 20 flight problems. Mr. Smith explained how a per were George Mltohell, A. H. Boy son can get Into the task forces. dell, Frank Morgan and Bernard Approximately 150 hours of class Frost. room work Is involved In the pro gram. Part of the instruction will be given In Nyssa. A mechanics course may be offered later. Cushion Sought For Depression NYSSA MEN ARE CALLED BY ARMY Several Malheur county men have been ordered to report for In duction Into the army during Aug ust. The dates for Induction will be August 24 and 27. Nyssa men ordered to report are Poyt A. Varbel, William L. Barnett, Dale S. Smith, Joe Apodaca. Tho mas E. Greer, Wayne S. Piercy, Irvin F. Wolfe, Willard H. Smith and Jesse W. Dye. Weaver Quits As Fair President Earl Weaver, Cairo farmer has resigned as chairman of the Mal heur county fair board because of the alleged failure of the county court to appropriate to the fair board $650 which was placed in the county budget last spring. His reslgriation became effective August 10. According to reports, Mr. Wea ver appeared before the court early in the season and was Informed that the $650 to be uesd for the fair and $500 to be used for build ing purposes had been allowed in the budget and was told the funds would be sent to the fair board. He did not receive the money and «when he again appeared be fore the county court he was In formed that the money should have been called for before July 1. Mr. Weaver was told that the money automatically reverted back to the general fund on that date and was not then available. He said that he had attempted be fore July 1 to secure the money from the court, but failed. Weaver stated when submitting his resignation that he would be willing to serve on the board of directors and would do all In his power to make the fair a success The fair board has received $714 from state funds appropriated from the dog races so that the 4-H club and FFA show will be held August 28 and 28 The regular Malheur county fair has been can A display consisting of two white celled because of war conditions. rats has been placed on display In the window of the Graham In Receive« V-Mail L e tte r surance agency by the Malheur Mrs Ben F. Calvert of Nysaa has county nutrition council. The rats received her first V-matl letter are owned by Mr» Howard Bertsch. from her son. Frank Calvert, for The display shows the effect mer Nyssa resident who la stationed of lack of milk in the diet of one with the medical corpa of the rat and an abundance of milk In navy at Pearl Harbor, Territory the diet of the other rat. RaU are of Hawaii. The photographic letter used In Mrs. Bertsch's experiments was received last week. Mr. Cal because the rat has the same vert, who enlisted In February, 1*4!, food assimilation as the human was rated pharmacist's mate, third class. August 1, and may go up The rata will be on display until for a second class rating Septem ber 1. S!. Saturday August 33. Rats Shown In Food Experiment County Fair To Be Conducted in One of the army trainees re Ontario 2 Days ceiving instruction at the Ontario ARMY YOUTH IS LOST ON FLIGHT IN THIS SECTION Student Sign-Up Plan Annouced With the opening of the Nyssa schools for the 1942-43 term only 10 days away, Principal Frank Parr today announced plans for the registration of high school students. As in the past, the classes are asked to register on separate days, beginning with the freshman on Tuesday, August 25, followed by the sophomores August 28, the juniors August 27 and the seniors August 28. If it is more convenient for any class, he may register when most convenient. High school officials request all students to register on these dates to avoid the confusion of late registration on the opening day of school. In order to further eliminate confusion on the opening day of school. 4ugust 31, students are requested to pay their book fees at the time of registration. The fee this year will be $4 It Includes the rental on all books, laboratory fees, workbook fees, cur rent event paper fees and towel fees. Activity tickets wiU not be on sale at the time of registra tion. Students who Intend to enter school sometime this fall, but who cannot register on the specified dates are requested to have a parent or some friend register for them. This Is very necessary this year as It appears that the high school Is going to be short two teachers. Mr. Parr said. There fore. It Is Important to kow the exact size of the enrollment of each class before the opening of school so teachers may be shifted to the pelnts where the greatest number Is enrolled. Lettuce Freight Rate Boost Cut Ormond R. Bean, public utilities commissioner of Oregon, has noti fied Malheur county residents that the in ter» late commerce commlaa- lon has ordered the Union Pacific system and other railroads to can cel their proposed Increase in lettuce rates, on which a hearing was held at Boise. H. F. Logue and R. E. Brooke of Ontario and Harry Oribben and Frank Morgan of Nysaa were wit nesses at the Boise hearing The railroads had asked for a 10 percent Increase In freight rates on lettuce. The commission al lowed an Increase of three per cent, but now has reminded that order. Approximately 3500 acres of land was seeded to lettuce this month In Malheur county. $1.50 PEÍTYEAK Authority For Construction Of Farm Labor Camp Here Given Only Exhibits of Junior NEW PRICE FOR Pierce Says FSA Wiring Division Will WHEAT REVEALED WPB; Fife Ready To Be Displayed Start Work A revised schedule of feed wheat The 33rd annual Malheur county fair will be confined this year to the junior division only, featur ing the FPA and 4-H programs. Plans of the youths of the coun ty are earing completon and the individual projects of the boys and girls will be ready for exhibition August 28 and 29. Friday morning will be devoted to the registration of entrants in the many classes that will be eligi ble for premiums this year. The afternoon will be devoted to stock judging by both the FFA and 4-H club members. This feature of the program, inaugurated last year, aroused so much interest officials decided to make it a permanent part of the fair. The premiums will be awarded Saturday morning. Judges for the event will be furnished by Oregon State college. Bob Sawyer, former Smith-Hughes instructor at Nyssa, will probably assist in the judging. Spectators will be especially in terested in the Saturday afternoon program. The FFA will award scho larships to the winners In the year's varied projects. The 4-H will demonstrate fitting and show manship with the prize animals at the exhibit. One feature of the program will be the presentation of a “victory” bull calf from the C. M. Beaumont herd of Kingman Kolony to Paul Evans of Joseph, Oregon. The calf was one of a thousand selected from leading herds all over the nation. Mr. Beaumont, co-owner of the Beaumont-Toomb herd, re ceived word from Oeorge Johnson, secretary of the Oregon State Jer sey Cattle association, stating that his herd had been honored with the selection of one of his jersey calves. To qualify In this program, a bull calf must be sired by a one-star bull and darned by a 400-pound cow. The sire of the Beaumont calf Is a two-star bull. The 4-H clubs will present their victory gardens. The canning ex hibits will be better than usual as they have tied In with the national “food for victory” pro gram. Among the animals to be exhibit ed at the show will be swine, dairy cattle, sheep and beef cattle. Corn, potatoes and sugar beets will comprise a large share of the vegetables to be displayed. RULES GIVEN ON SCHOOL ENTRANCE prices for Oregon has just been released by the western division and announced by the Malheur County Agricultural Conservation association. The price during August in Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Lake counties and all counties of Oregon east, Including Malheur county, will be 90 cents per bushel. The September price will be one- half cent higher and the Ostober price will be one cent higher. These prices are on the basic of whole wheat and If purchasers want cracked or ground wheat, they will have to have it processed at their own expense, accordingly to county agent R. E. Brooke. This feed wheat is available to Malheur county producers only in carload lots since there Is no Com modity Credit corporation owned wheat available in this county. The wheat should be ordered by con tacting the local AAA office located oh the upper floor of the city hall, Ontario. Producers may lump their orders to get the necessary car load lot order and of a carload is ordered, should be financially able to meet the sight draft at time of delivery. Major Turnbull Musters In Unit Major J. H. Turnbull of Ontario, commander of the 2nd battalion of the Oregon state guard, mustered In Co. D. of Nyssa at the regular drill of the company Monday night. After the men had taken the oath of allegiance to the United Sbates, Major Turnbull congra tulated the company on Its good attendance and the improvement shown In drill since he last visited the organization. The Nyssa men drilled for the first time with guns. Furnishing their own guns, the men used rifles and shotguns. John Ostrom’s Truck Damaged A lumber truck owned by John Ostrom of the Nyssa Lumber com pany was quite badly damaged last week when It was struck by an automobile driven by Fred Ash ley in Emmett, Idaho. Ashley, said to have pleaded guilty In Judge M. L. Guenther’s court in Emmett to a charge of driving while under the Influence of Intoxicating llqucr, was fined $100 and deprived of his driver's license for a year. Mr. Ostrom had stopped at a service station to have a puncture In one of his truck tires repaired. He was standing at the rear of the truck, which was heavily load ed, and the service station operator was changing the rear tire when the Ashley car hit the rear of the load. The handle on the auto mobile struck Mr. Ostrom on the left arm and narrowly missed the man working on the truck. Ashley also miraculously escaped Injury. The truck was repaired and re turned to Nyssa. In res ponce to numerous In quiries, City School Superintendent Henry Hartley Issued an announce ment today relative to the en trance of children into the first grade. Mr. Hartley said “In order to be eligible to enter the first grade In the state of Oregon, a pupil must be six years of age on or be fore November 15 of the current school year. It is provided further that if a pupil dees not enter school within four weeks of the opening of school, that student shall be denied admission until the following year. The latter state ment does not apply to students who have entered school elsewhere and have transferred to this school. “The compulsory attendance law specifies that children between the ages of 8 and 16 or until the eighth grade shall have been completed, must be in attendance at a public or private school. Parents or guard ians of children who fail to comply with this provision of the law are liable to fine and Imprison Miss Doris Smith of Nyssa has ment or both”. been appointed as a full-time clerk of the local rationing board. The appointment Is a civil service ap Future Farmer« To Meet— pointment. The Nyssa chapter of the Fu Miss 8mith will work In the ture Farmers of America will hold rationing headquarters In Its regular meeting Wednesday, the city hall. board She was formerly em August 26 In the agriculture room ployed In the county agent's office In the high school building. In Ontario. The position was re cently created because of the great Picnic Is Planned— amount of work done by the ra The annual Kentucky picnic will tioning board. The work was for be held in the municipal park In merly done by M. F. Solomon Boise Sunday, August 30, accord and Walter Thompson. ing to Information received from Applications for sugar rations Ira A. Jackson of Boise, president will be received and filled when of the Kentucky society. Each ever presented. Tire applications picnicker Is to furnish his basket will be received every day of the dinner, Including sugar. Ice cream work week except Friday. and oof fee will be served by the committee. Joel Priest of Boise, Official Arrive«— who recently visited in Kentucky, Eldon Cone of Bend has arrived will be one of the speakers. Enter in Ontario to assume his duties tainment and a abort business as manager of the federal employ session will be held. The picnic will ment office. He succeeds Charlea probably be the last held during Paradla of Nysaa, who has been transferred to Corvallis. the war. Clerk Of Ration Board Selected The farm security administration has telegraphed authority to the district engineer of the war pro duction board to start construction of the labor camp at Nyssa Im mediately. A telegram received by Frank Morgan, secretary of the chamber of commerce, from Congressman Walter M. Pierce reads as follows: “PSA wiring district engineer war production board authority Imme diate construction of labor camp". Luther Fife, local contractor, has been awarded the contract to con struct the buildings at the camp at a cost of approximately $100,000. He went to Portland this week to confer with officials relative to the project. The camp buildings will include 75 one-room residences, several tent frames and four large frame struc tures, including a recreation hall and administration building. The one-room residences will be moved here from Dayton, Oregon and will be Improved before they are occu pied by the farm worker families. The purpose of erecting the small houses rather than tent frames is to premlt farm workers to live at the camp during the cold winter months. The original plans called for erection of tents only for res idences. The property on which the camp will be established was recently purchased from Mrs Emma Qulnby. It Is located between the railroad tracks and the river. More Children Arrive— Several children have been born In the Nyssa nursing home during the past week. Larry Gene, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baker Aug ust 13. Mrs. Baker has been dis missed from the hospital. A son, Duane Robert, 9 pounds, was bom August 12 to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Flndllng. Darrell Bennett, 8 pounds, 2 ounces, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Slippy of route 2, Nyssa. And to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burbank a girl, Hanna May. The Item in the paper last week about the 16 pound, 14 ounce baby girl bom August 7 to Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Llnvlll was erron eous. Charlene Kay weighted 0 pounds, 4 ounces. POETS’ CORNER Edited by T. CAROL BYBEE A MOTHER'S FOOT-STEPS Follow a Mother’s foot-steps soma day * For I’m sure that If you will, You'll find what turns her hair to grey You will never find her still I can't begin to enumerate Hie things she has to do. The washing and the scrubbing And tying Junior’s shoe All day long she Is busy She prepares the babies milk. Or gets the children off to school. Or makes a dress of silk. She bathes the baby, the telephone rings. Then someone's at the door. She goes to the coop to gather the eggs. No wonder her feet get sore. She watches or the bed at night When some one there Is 111; Perchance she gets a bit of rest When all the house is still. More than ever now she fills Her Job, to cook and sew; Makes rugs and quilts and little coats To help the bank roll grow. Her thoughts may wonder or the sea To her son, a Soldier Boy. Tears are mingled with a half forced smile As she picks up a fallen toy. Way down deep in that heart of hen She longs for the pleasures of earth. In Heaven shell be Justly crowned The World cannot measure her worth.
