Nyssa gate city journal., April 20, 1943, Image 1

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Final tabulations on the Christ­
The city council voted at Us re­ mas seal sale conducted by the M a­
gular meeting Tuesday night to ho­ lheur County Public Health assoc­
ld an election for the purpose of iation were announced this week by
giving local residents an opportun­ Mrs Charles 8. Harris of Vale, co­
ity of voting on the proposed pur­ unty seal sale chairman.
chase of land south of King avenue
Nyssa residents contributed »416.-
for an airport on a 50-50 basis with
99. Other contributions included
the chamber of commerce.
Oregon Trail »72, Arcadia »26, Cairo
The chamber of commerce, at its
»55.55, Lincoln »82.25, Park »90.85,
weekly luncheon Wednesday noon,
Adrian and Newell heights »108.61
endorsed the proposal.
Jordan Valley »115.29, Big Bend
An area of land 400 feet deep and
*48.60, Valley View *56.85, and Owy
1300 feet long, lying along the rail­
hee $73.84
road siding, would be set aside for
Total sales in the county amoun
Industrial sites. The remainder of
ted to »3881.91.
the 70 acres would be used by the
city as an airport.
The property, lying between the
Nyssa-Adrlan section of the high­
way and Third street, would cost
approximately $0500. Under the pr­
oposed plan, the chamber of comm­
erce would underwrite the financing
Dudley L. 81tton, superintendent
of the industrial sites.
of the Malheur experiment stat­
In presenting the proposal to the ion, announced that he is releasing
chamber, City Councilman Bernard a new garden bean to Malheur co­
Frost said the purchase of the area unty gardeners. Seed will be avail­
would provide the city with land able at local seed houses.
with which to attract industries.
The new bean (Pioneer) was dev­
The city hopes the proposal can eloped by B. F. Dana of the United
be placed on the ballot at the re­ States department of agriculture at
gular primary election May 19.
Corvallis. The test here showed the
bean to be so good the seed is being
Here From Ogden—
released at this time. This is a dual
Mrs Caroline Childs of Ogden is purpose bean, making an excellent
here visiting friends and relatives. green bean and if left will mature
She is the mother of Mark Child. and make excellent dried beans.
She Intends to stay several weeks.: The Pioneer bean is a bush bean
but rows should not be planted cl­
Conducting Services—
oser than 30 inches. Pioneer is a
Rev. and Mrs L. C. Hodges a re 1 curly top resistant.
conducting special meetings in the |
Assembly of God church at Second Leave For Summer—
and Reece streets. The services, op­
Eddie Powell has gone to John
ened Monday night, will be contin­ Day to take charge of a forest ser­
ued two more weeks. Services a r e ! vice lookout station for the summer.
opened at 8 o'clock every night e x - ' Mrs Powell will visit in California
cept Monday and Saturday nights before joining her husband.
Sitton Releases
New Garden Bean
Our Boys In
The Service
acter, e ffic iA c y and good conduct
ant, said that, "the excellent char-
significant of these awards show
clearly the soldier’s character and
devotion to duty.”
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss., Apr.
20--Pfc. Don Richard Strickland,
son of Mr and Mrs Earl H. Strick­
land, Nyssa, Ore. R.F.D. No. 2, has
reported at this unit of the army
air force training command to begin
a phase of processing designed to
determine his qualifications as a
pre-aviation cadet.
Upon successful completion of
medical and psychological tests, cl­
assification and training, he will be
sent to a college or university for
S»t. Verdo HaiTis, who less than
five months of further study. I f it is
a month ago, wrote that he was found that he has sufficient acad­
flown to England in an unpainteS1 emic background, he will be sent
bomber, writes that he has been directly to a pre-flight center for
hospitalized. As he and the bomb­ cadet training.
ardier were unloading guns, shot
Lyle Miner, son of M r and Mrs
exploded, Injuring his face.
Sgt. Verdo is a gunner In the Harry Miner, was recently promoted
to the rank of radarman, 3rd class.
army air corp.
He is stationed in the Pacific.
Mrs. Fred McCarthy of Nyssa
Second
Lieutenant Alvin
Lee
lias received a posthumas award
o f the purple heart for her son, (Bud) Notheis, who has been grad­
Sergeant Walter Turk, who was uated from advanced training and
reported several weeks ago to have received his commission and wings
been killed in a bombing raid over at La Junta. A.A.F.. Colorado, is
home on leave.
Germany.
Lieutenant Notheis is the son of
Mrs. McCarthy also received a
citation of honor for her son from Mr and Mrs Albert L. Notheis of
General H. H. Arnold, command­ route 2, Nyssa. The young pilot,
er of the United States air forces. graduate of the Adrian high school,
Sergeant Turk was a gunner on a will take futher training at Hobbs,
New Mexico.
B-17 bomber.
Howard L. Fisher, better known
as “Larry” Fisher of Nyssa, who
was recently here to visit his par­
ents, M r and Mrs Harry Shelton,
has been transferred from Crow's
Landing naval auxiliary air base.
California, to the new auxiliary air
base at Fallon. Nevada.
John Greenlee, machinist’s mate,
1st class, US. navy left Wednesday
for his station in Florida after vis­
iting his parents. Rev. and Mrs M.
H. Greenlee Mr and Mrs Oreenlee
accompanied him to Boise, where
he boarded a plane for the trip to
Florida.
Frank Calvert left last Wednes­
Joe Shelton, son of M r and Mrs
Harry Shelton o f Nyssa. is stat­ day for Seattle to report for duty
ioned with the army somewhere in with the navy. He is a pharmac­
England, according to Information ist's mate, second class.
received here.
Private Ed Peterson of Yuma,
Second Lieutenant Miles Wallace Arizona and Private Hubert Peter­
was graduated from the Corpus Ch­ son of Camp Gruber. Oklahoma ha­
risti air training center April 4 and ve been visiting their parents, Mr
has been sent to Jacksonville, Fl­ and Mrs Jake Peterson.
orida for operational training. He
Pic John Kollen. radio technician
has been transferred to the US.
in the army. Is here visiting his
marine crops reserve.
parents, Mr and Mrs J. J. Kollen.
Klrtland Field. Albuquerque. New Pfc Kollen, who has been stationed
Mexico today announced that Sgt. at Madison. Wisconsin, will leave
Wilson Keck, son of M r and Mrs Sunday for Nashville. Tennessee.
A. H. Keck of R F D. No. 1. received
Jack McKey. seaman second class,
the good conduct award for dem­
onstrated good character and exa- has gone to Norman. Oklahoma a f­
mplary performance of duty over ter visiting his wife in Nyssa He
has been stationed at Farragut.
the past year.
In making these awards. Colonel Idaho. At Norman he will study
WUham B. Offutt. post command- aerial gunnery
ïM O CTâT
Bulldogs Take Nyssa School Board Calls For
Lead In League
Over 3 Outfits Election On Sinking Fund Plan
■$2.00 PER
Station
Council Decides To Ask Vote Malheur
Importance To
On Proposed Land Purchase Farmers Shown
Chamber O f Commerce C H R ISTM AS SE A L
Votes In Favor O f
T O T A L S R E V E A LE D
Proposal
JTY JOURNAL
t ë ô t
N Y S S A GIRLS TO
BE IN F E S T IV A L
The girls glee cluh. of the Nyssa
high school will go to Nampa April
28 to participate in the Snake river
Nyssa Defeats Vale 6 To
70 Persons Attend Feed­ valley music festival.
Officials W ould Spend
Mrs Stella Young, the director,
P T A C O U N C IL OF
1; To Play Three
er Program At Exper­
$75,000 For Building
will be accompanied to Nampa by
C O U N T Y T O MEET
Home Games
imental Area
26 girls, who will sing two numbers.
Improvements
The spring meeting of the M alh­
The Nyssa high school baseball
The importance o f the Malheur Dar Thel Bybee will enter the sop­
The Nyssa school board, at its
eur county council of the Oregon
experiment station near Cairo Junc­ rano section and Twyla Crawford team took a lead in the league by
last meeting, passed a resolution
Congress
of
Parents
and
Teachers
defeating the Vale Vikings on the
tion to Malheur county farmers will enter the violin section.
will be held in Ontario June 3 in providing for an election to be held
Vale diamond Tuesday afternoon
was emphasized at the annual fee­
at the annual meeting June 19 on
conjunction
with the 4-H club me­
by a score of 6 to 1.
ders day program held at the stat­
the proposition o f creating a sink­
J Vale scored its only run in the eting.
ing fund for a post-war construct­
ion Wednesday afternoon.
sixth inning when the Vikings bun­
New officers will be elected. M e­ ion program.
Seventy persons attended the pro­
ched three hits o ff Marsh, who pit­
The proposal will be submitted to
mbers of the nominating committee
gram, which was centered around
ched the full game for Nyssa. The
are Mrs M. L. Judd o f Adrian, Mrs the voters as follows:
four lots of steers.
Vikings
collected
only
one
more
hit
Dale Oarrison, president of the
During- 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 and
Among the visitors at the station
Walter McPartland o f Nyssa and
o ff the Nyssa twirler.
1948, school district No. 26c of
were R. E. Johnson, superintendent Nyssa Road Assesment district, th­
Nyssa scored its first run in the Mrs A. P. Ackerman of Ontario.
Malheur county, Oregon, shall levy
o f the Idaho station at Caldwell; anked the Nyssa chamber of com- { second inning, when Bybee was
Mrs Dick Jensen of Ontario, P T A taxes in accordance with chapiter
C. L. Jamison o f Baker, secretary merce at its wekly luncheon in the forced in on a combination of walks
president, will be unable to attend 140, Oregon laws 1939, in the am­
of the Oregon Cattle and Horse R a­ Gate City cafe Wednesday noon and one hit.
ount of five mills annually for the
isers association; D. E. Richards for the help given by the chamber
Most of the scoring was done in the state meeting in Portland this purpose of providing in advance a
superintendent of the state experi­ in organization of the road district. the third frame. Runs were scored month so she was authorized to
sinking fund for financing post-war
ment station at Union and E. R.
Mr. Garrison suggested that the by H. Wilson, D. Willson and By­ appoint a delegate in her place.
construction, re-construction, imp­
Jackman of Corvallis, extension sp­ city request the state highway de­ bee on a double by Billings. Steinke
rovement, betterment, repair or re­
ecialist in farm crops.
partment to pave lo n g and Park hit Billings in for a total of fout;
habilitation of schools, school plants
In one of the principal talks, Mr. avenues, especially fdt heavy tra­ runs in the inning.
and school premises to provide mo­
Jackman said alfalfa should be ma­ ffic. He said farmers also want the
Kamlhara replaced Irwin, Vale
re adequately for the public school
rketed through cattle instead of be­ state to improve a l i t mile section pitcher, in the third inning and
population of the district on the
ing hauled off the farm. He pointed of road to the Overstreet beet du­ the Japanese stopped Nyssa until
secondary and elementary levels,
out that many irrigated sections mp.
the seventh inning, when, with two
the estimated total cost o f which
had become bankrupt agriculturally
The Nyssa school board has voted
Speakers proposed that the ch­ down, Billings singled and Steinke
because they sold their alfalfa as amber of commerce, the Oregon T r ­ hit a triple against the fence to sc- to discontinue the vocational agri- will be »75,000, and to use state or
federal matching funds should they
hay.
ail Grange and the road district ore Billings.
ulture department at the end of become available, which levies shall
Mr. Richards discussed feeding of send a delegation to Portland to
Nyssa, scoring nine hits, handed the present term of school, probably be outside the limitation imposed
livestock in general.
confer with the state highway com­ Vale its first defeat of the season for the duration.
by articles X I, section II, of the
Mr. Jamison said annual cattle mission on the propos*!. The ch­ after the Vikings had won three
The action was taken by the bo­ Oregon constitution” .
and horse raisers association meet­ amber voted to authorize President straight.
ard because Leno Christensen, the
The board o f education, which
ing will be held in Prinevllle May George MitchpH to appoint dele­
The Nyssa lineup was as follows: ag. instructor, will enter the navy has been considering construction
4, 5 and 6.
gates.
Fujii, cf; Bellon, if; H. Wilson, 2b; and qualified men are available as of additions to the school plants
County Agent R. E. Brooke of
D. Willson, rf; Bybee, ss; Billings, Instructors only at exorbitant salar- for the last two years, feels that
Ontario discussed the outlook for
lb ; Steinke, 3b;Marsh, p and Mc­ ies. The department facilities will the present plant will be too small
agriculture in the county and ex­ REGISTER ED C O W S
Coy, c.
be closed to the public until the de­ for the post-war needs of the school
plained how the experiment station A N D B U L L S B O U G H T
The Bulldogs will play their last partment is re-opened.
system. The members also feel that
fits into the picture. He said the
three games on the home field. T h ­
The board will hold the position It lacks some needed facilities, not­
Four registered jersey animals ey will play Adrian Friday and On­
station will play an Important part
open for Mr. Christensen until such ably a modern gymnasium and mo­
in the agricultural development of have been purchased by Nyssa res­ tario next Tuesday and Vale April
time as he is released from the ser­ re adequate facilities for music. At
idents. according to information re­ 38.
the county.
vice.
the present time they contemplate
The steers that were shown to ceived from the American Jersey
Ontario defeated Adrian in a do­
the enlargement of the high school
the visitors were grade herefords Cattle club.
uble-header pn the Nyssa field Tue­
by addition of a gymnasium and
MRS D U N B A R TO
A bull, Vol. Observer Rinda Lad sday. •
raised in Malheur county and pl­
sufficient rooms to accommodate
aced on feed December 1, 1943. T h ­ 453132, has been purchased by Har­
D E LIVE R T A L K
the seventh and eighth grades. This
ry Gahan from R. H. Clark.
ey were fed for 134 days.
would relieve the crowded condit­
The steers were divided into four
Two registered jersey cows and
Saidie Orr Dunbar, execu­
ion in the grade school, give room
lots and fed as follows; Lot 1, first one bull were purchased by James
tive secretary of the Oregon Tuber­
for expansion and provide a more
cutting of chopped alfalfa hay and Olln from V. P. Mussolini. The cows
culosis association, who was ap­
modern educational program for
station-raised corn; lot 2, same as are Foster Volunteer Patsy Ann
pointed by President Roosevelt to
the children of the community.
lot 1 with wet beet pulp added; lot 1400949 and Foster Volunteer Sult­
head Oregon’s wartime mobiliza­
The grade school contains 18
3, chopped alfalfa hay, wet pulp, ana 1400948, and the bull is Foster
Building permits totaling more tion of woman power, will speak
rooms, 17 of which are used as cl­
corn and beet molasses, and lot 4 Volunteer Sultan 445680.
than »6400 have been issued in the April 25 at a dinner meeting spon­
assrooms and one as a library. The
chopped alfalfa hay, wet pulp, com
city recorder's office during the sored jointly by
the Malheur
first grade is divided Into three
and ground soybeans added as pro­
last month.
County Public Health association
sections and the other grades Into
tein supplement.
The largest permit calls for ex­ and the Lions's club of Ontario
two sections each, so that the en­
The results of the feeding, acc­
penditure of »3500 by H. S. Mich­ in the Moore Hotel In Ontario. The
rollment has reached about the li­
ording to Dudley L. Sitton, manager
ael for construction o f a cinder bl­ meeting is scheduled for 7 p. m.,
mit that can be handled in the sch­
o f the station, were as follows:
ock building on west Main street and the general public is invited
ool.
The
Vale
high
school
won
the
Lot 1- This was used as the ch­
next to the Gate City Journal of­ to attend.
Reservations should
Superintendent
Henry
Hartley
eck lot. The cattle made average annual Malheur county track meet fice. The building, 32 by 80 feek, be made in advance.
said “ Until the war entered the
held
in
Ontario
Wednesday
after­
daily gains of 2 pounds per day,
vill be erected by the Utah man for
Dennis W. Patch, president of
picture, the population of this com­
consumed some 18 pounds of first noon with a score of 46%.
he Hollingsworth Hardware and the health association, and Gerry
munity was increasing. Indications
Adrian took second place with 44 implement company.
cutting alfalfa hay and an average
Manville, president o f the Lion's
are that it will resume growth after
points, Nyssa third with 39 and On­
o f 7 pounds of corn.
The building is expected to be club, will preside Jointly.
Mrs.
the war. The city of Nyssa is con­
Lot 2- The steers consumed an tario fourth with 31%.
Charles
P.
Flegel,
secretary
of
the
completed by fall .when the H oll­
Results of the meet were as fo l­ ingsworth firm will move from its health association, is in charge sidered to be under-developed. New
average of 28 pounds of wet beet
industries are anticipated and It U
pulp per day in addition to 13 pou­ lows:
present location in the Morgan bu­ of the program. Mrs. Harold Cowd-
Shot-put—Hatfield, Nyssa, 1st, 38 ilding across Main street from the rick o f Vale, and Mrs. Joy Moore, expected that some of our larger
nds of hay and 7 pounds of corn.
acreages will be broken up Into
The addition of the beet pulp low­ feet, 1 inch; Nessary, Vale, and post office.
Ontario, are scheduled to sing.
smaller units. The birth rate has
ered the total feed cost by »3.64 per Keck, Nyssa.
Operators of the Polar Cold S t­ Mrs. Amy Larkin, Nyssa, Is in charge
Increased and our school census
High hurdles—Moore, Nysaa, 1st, orage and Locker plant will erect a o f menu and decorations.
head, and the steers made a total
figures show that we may expect
gain of 22 pounds more per head 18:6; Scoitt, Ontario, and Crocker, cinder block building. 22 by 34 feet,
T lie
annual
meeting of the
more children In the schools for
than the check lot. Each ton of Adrian.
next to their present plant on high­ health association with election of
some years to come. These and ot­
Pole
vault—Wakasugi,
Ontario,
pulp fed replaced 424 pounds of
way 20 iiorth of the “ Y ” . The con­ officers will follow the dinner.
her portents lead the board to be­
hay and 40 pounds of oorn. This Is, 9 feet: Elliott, Adrian; Zamora. struction will cost *2000.
lieve that new accommodations will
gave the pulp a replacement feed Adrian and Wells, Vale.
The Inland Oil company is erect­
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100-yard dash—Irwin, Vale, 1st, ing a one-story addition to its ser­
value of »5.04 per ton.
Lot 3- An average of 2.16 pounds 11:2; Church, Nyssa; Hammack, vice station at a cost of »500. The
of beet molasses was fed to each st­ Vale, and Morgan, Nyssa.
addition, Which is nearly finished,
M ile—Nelson, Adrian, 1st 5:6; is constructed of cinder blocks.
eer per day to replace an equal am ­
ount of com. The steers made pra­ Keck, Nyssa; Kurtz. Adrian and
Grant Rinehart was issued a per­
Vale, April 20--For the first time
ctically the same total gains as th­ Ward, Ontario.
mit to remodel his residence in bl­
in the history of Malheur county
440-yard dash—Fisk, Vale, 1st, ock 27 at a cost of »200.
ose in Lot 2. By valuing the mol­
asses at »20.00 per ton, the total 56:5; Jenkeins, Ontario; Hlbbert,
Other permits were Ed Steinke, women will be called to serve on
feed cost was reduced by »1.52 per Nyssa, and Etnbree. Ontario.
remodeling residence on Second st­ trial juries at the term beginning
Discus—Judd, Adrian, 1st. 101:8; reet, *100, and W. W. Cook, block 8, April 24. A number of women will
head. The molasses would have a
be in the panel called to report at
feed replacement value equal to Jenkins. Ontario; Wilson, Adrian, addition to residence. »100.
T. CAROL BYBEE
corn, except that it required 173 po­ and Embree, Ontario.
Persons planning to construct, re­ 10 a.m. on that day. Women were
L IT T L E BRO W N SEED
Medley relay—Adrian. 4:3:6. O n­ pair or erect buildings are required included in the jury panels for the
unds fore alfalfa hay and 18 pounds
more pulp per steer to make the tario and Vale.
to secure permits in the city hall first time this year when Judge
By T . Carol Bybee.
Robert D. Lytle pointed out that
High jump—Elliott, 1st, 5:8 %; before work is started.
same gain as those in Lot 2.
T o little K eith Powell, who may
the omission of women was, in his
and
Lot 4- When soybeans were added Nessary; Echanus, Ontario,
be wondering about the mysteries
opinion, illegal.
as a protein supplement to the ra­ Wells.
The April grand Jury will meet of nature.
200-yard
low
hurdles—Moore.
tion of alfalfa hay, com, and beet
here Monday. Members of the g r­
pulp, the steers made a total gain 26:5; Zamora. Elliott, and Iserl, On­
I ’m a little brown seed
and jury are as follows:
of about 10 pounds more per head. tario.
E. L. Jamison. Frank Balboa, Dan Snuggled under the ground.
Javelin-K eek,
1st
139; Wells,
These steer# show more finish than
Diven, Frank W Fulleton. W. W. In my heart I am growing.
the other lots o f cattle. Valuing the Nakamura. Ontario, and Nessary.
The bands of the county’s four DeLong, Geo. A. Winkler, Victor But I don’t make a sound.
220-yard daah—lrwln. 25:2, 1st,
soybeans at 3 cents per pound, the
total feed cost was increased by Church, Hammack and Codr. Ont­ high schools, Nyssa, Adrian, Vale Belisle.
and Ontario, will present a concert
Members of the trail Jury in­ My bed Is so warm.
ario.
»3.48 per head.
My pillow so dry;
18:7%,|in
the
high
school
gymnasium
in
clude:
Broadjump—Hammack.
The Object o f the test. Mr. Sitton
{O ntario at 8:15 Monday. April 24,
Walter Benson of Nyssa. Ada E. The sun must be shining
said, was to determine which rat­ 1st; Irwin, Scott and Elliott
800--Brewer, Adrian, 2:19, U L jlr s h a l Davis, director of the Nysaa l Haworth of Parma, and Orace K1 Way up In the sky.
ion comprised of home-grown feeds
band, said
inkenberg, John Stam and Hilda
would produce the most beef at the Nelson. Keck and Ott>bs, Vale.
A ll at once I go swimimng,
880-yard relay—Vale, 1:42:6, let,! The concert is expected to be ma­ Tensen of Nyssa.
smallest cost.
T o me It Is plain
de an annual event with the one
“There is no question that wet Nyssa and Ontario.
I'm to fill up with moisture
next
year
to
be
held
in
Nyssa.
The
beet pulp is very instrumental in
N Y S S A T A K E S 6TH
From the drizeily rain.
public is invited to attend free of
lowering the feed cost", the station Takes Position—
IN R E L A Y M EET
Miss June Oahan, 1943 graduate charge.
manager said.
I l l stretch my roots down
One of the features of the concert
The feed cost per pound gain was of the Nyssa high school, left Tue­
Nyssa high school took sixth pl­ Into earth warm and round,
0.160 for lot 1, 0 135 for lot 2. 0131 sday for Kuna, Idaho to assume will be the twirling of the Nyssa
her duties as telegraph operator in high school majorettes. A parade ace in the annual Snake river vall­ I ’ll push my head upward
for lot 3 land 0.143 for lot 4.
the railroad depot. She attended a will be staged by the bands at ey relay carnival in Ontario laat T o come out o f the ground.
week.
telegraph school at Pocatello for 4 p. m.
Move T e Adrian—
Emmett was high point winner When I grow big
The different numbers will be
Mr and Mrs Max Swensen and three months and then spent three
with a score of 18. Other particip- A plant I shall be,
baby have moved to Adrian from months in the Nyssa depot compl­ directed by the directors of the four
bands, which will total approximat­ ating schools and their scores were Bearing flowers and fruit
eting her training.
Nyssa
Welser. 17%: Ontario 14; Vale, In great quantity.
ely 110 pieces.
13% Adrian. 11; Payette. 8. and
Leaves Hospital—
He^e From Nampa—
I'm Just one In a million
Nyssa. 6.
Mrs Jesse Lawrence returned ho­
Miss Agnes Peterson of Nampa
Nyssa took third in the short-put Seeds under the ground.
A stata examiner will be in the
apent the week-end in Nyssa with me Sunday from Ontario, whers
her parents, Mr and k t f Jake Pet­ she recently underwent an opera­ city hall April 36 to give examinat­ second in the 440 yard relay, and In my heart X am growing
ions to operators and chauffeurs. 1 fourth in the sprint medley relay. I But I don’t make a sound.
tion.
erson.
State Work On
Streets Asked
Ag. Department
Will Be Closed
Building Work
Is Begun Here
County Meet Is
Won By Vikings
Women To Serve
On Circuit Jury
POETS
CORNER
Edited by
Bands To Give
Joint Concert