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
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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.
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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.