Nyssa gate city journal., April 22, 1943, Image 1

The NYSSA
?ÖTÜME XXXVIII,
Crest Of Flood
Reported Past
In Parma Area
No. 14*
HANCHETT BABY
SERVICE IS HELD
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2:30 in the Nyssa Fun­
eral home for Jay Junior Hanchett,
who died in Stockton, California
Saturday morning, April 17.
Rev. M. H. Greenlee of the Met­
hodist church officiated at the ser­
vice. Interment was in the Nyssa
cemetery beside the body of the
baby's mother, who died 18 months
ago in Bend.
Besides his father, the baby 18 mo­
nths old, is survived by his grand­
parents, Mr and Mrs C. H. Bennett
of Nyssa and Mr and Mrs C. L.
Hanchett of Vancouver, Washing­
ton.
ITY JOURNAL
NYSSA, OREGON, A h u RSDAV, AE r ÌL 22. 1943
Special Easter
Church Services
To Be Conducted
ELIMINATION OF
MOSQUITOS URGED
At a meeting of the Lions club
in Brownie’s cafe Monday noon,
President Henry Hartley appointed
a committee to Investigate the feas­
ibility of placing oil on local sloughs
with a view of reducing the mos­
quito crop.
Members of the committee are
Omar Adkinson, Rev. M. H. Green­
lee and Bernard Frost. Similar pro­
jects have been successfully carried
out in other sections.
Baccaleaureate
Services Will
Be Held May 2
$2.00 FER YÉÂR
MONEY INVESTED
IN WAR BONDS
Grade And High
School Teachers
Will Quit Posts
Funds collected in Nyssa for the
second war loan were increased co­
nsiderably during the last few days
by the Eagles lodge and the Lions
Families Leave Homes,
Easter Observance To Be
Greenlee Will Speak; club.
Principal Owen Price Of
Take Stock From
Highlighted By Sun­
Commencement Plans
The Eagles bought another $500
Grade School Going
Lowlands
bond Friday. They purchased $100
rise Service
Revealed
To LaGrande
worth of bonds two weeks ago and
The crest of the flood that has
Special Easter services have been
Rev. M. H. Greenlee of the Met a $500 bond early in the year, mak­
Several Nyssa high school and
swept down the Boise river during
arranged by local churches in ad­
hodist church will deliver the ser­ ing a total of $1200.
the last few days is believed to
The Lions club voted at its lun­ grade school teachers have resign­
dition to the young people’s sun­
mon at the baccaleaureate services cheon Monday of this week to buy ed and others have been employed
have been reached in the Parma
to be held for the graduating class a $500 bond. The club will use the to succeed them next fall, Super­
rise service, which will be held on
section Tuesday night.
The cooler weather had checked
of 1943 in the gymnasium May 2 at money that was received from the intendent Henry Hartley announ­
Temptation hill on the Idaho side
the run-off in the higher moun­
sale of its beets.
8 pm.
of Snake river at 6 a. m. Sunday
tains the first of the week, but
The United States National bank, ced.
morning.
The
program
will
be
presented
as
Parma was Just feeling the effects
Ontario branch, announced today Owen Price, principal of the grade
follows: Prelude and processional, that it has purchased $400.000 in school, has resigned to accept the
The sunrise service will be spon­
of the change in temperature Tues­
high school band; invocation, Rev. war bonds, adding considerable im­ grade school prlncipalshlp at La
sored by the young people of all
day and Wednesday
The Red bridge on the road
the churches. The program will
Burton J. Salterj sorig, "Day is Dy­ petus to the campaign in Malheur Grande next fall. The Nyssa board
leading to the Island was threat­
ing in the West’’, led by Rev. Lloyd county.
he presented as follows: Congrega­
has employed Walter McPartland
Connection with the well on the Pounds; song, "The Heavens Are
ened Tuesday night. It was en­
tional singing, led by the Christian
of Ontario to succeed him. Mr. Mc­
tirely surrounded by water so that
school
grounds
and
the
drilling
of
Telling”,
girls
glee
club;
scripture
church; prayer, Assembly of God;
Partland, who teaches in the Ont­
it was closed to traffic the first
special song, Christian church; a new well on Third street is ex­ reading, Bishop Arvil Child of the
ario junior high school, is one of
of the week.
Thomas Harris, former Nyssa res­ special song, Nazarene church; pected to give the city of Nyssa an L.D.S. church; “The Lord’s Prayer,
the high school coaches. He was
The north approach of the Par- ident, died Wednesday morning fr­ scripture reading. Full Gospel;
Letha Moyes; sermon by Rev. G r­
principal of the Kingman Kolony
ma-Roswell bridge Ls soft and was om the effects of gunshot wounds songs, high school chorus, directed adequate water supply, according eenlee; “Hear Us O Lord”, girls glee
grade school for five years before
settling rather rapidly. However sustained in Payette Sunday night. by Mrs. John Young; talk, Oscar to Water Superintendent Claude club with Colleen Towne. Lucille
Nyssa’s Music week program will going to Ontario.
crews hauled in rock and gravel A comer’s jury meeting Wednes­ Bratton;' special song, Episcopal Willson.
Latham and Gayle McCoy singing
Dorotha Adkinson, fifth grade;
be presented by the grade school
in the hope of holding it. Ap­ day night found, that Harris, Pay­ church; talk, Mrs. Dwight Seward,
Drilling. of the Third street well the incidental solos; song, “Now the
pupils in the gymnasium Friday Doris Ooad, third; Pauline Payne,
proximately 100 soldiers from Gow- ette rancher, came to his death and benediction. Full Gospel church.
Day
Is
Over”,
congregation,
led
by
was completed this week. Because
second, and Helen White, junior
en field, Boise, were sent to Par­ “as a result of gunshot wounds in­
Rev. Pounds of the Full Gospel ch­ night at 8 o'clock.
After the service many persons
ma Tuesday to patrol the river, flicted In the apartment of Earl will eat their breakfast on the hill. of an oif-set in the hole of the old urch, and benediction, Rev. C. A. The program will be given accord­ high school teacher, have resigned.
well, the city found It necessary to
guard the bridge approaches and Clark".
Slaughter of the Assembly of God. ing to grades. It will consist of nu­ The board has hired Miss Kathryn
An Easter program will be given
help out on any weak spots that Prosecuting Attorney W. R. Mc­ by the Sunday school of the Meth­ drill another hole before a new and
The graduation exercises will be mbers that have been done in class Crandall of Nyssa, who has been
larger pump could be installed.
teaching in Nampa. Mrs Victoria
developed.
held
in the gymnasium May 6 at during the year.
Clure announced immediately after odist church in the morning. Fol­
A crew is now laying a pipe line
Those in charge are Miss Bost- Schwelzer of Oregon Trail and Mrs
A dike three or four miles above the Inquest that he would file ch­ lowing special music by the choir
8
p.m.
Parma gave way Monday after arges against Clark today. Harris fants and little children to the to the well on the school grounds,
Ray Larson with a four-year gr­ rack and Miss Benson, first grade; Julia McDonald of Oregon Trail
noon and allowed the water to go and Clark were partners in a lease Rev. M. H. Greenlee will deliver an which has never been used. Mr. Wi­ ade average of 1.26, will be vale­ Mrs Kuehn, second grades; Miss school will be automatically trans­
llson hopes to ' finish the work this
down what is known as the the on land east of Payette.
dictorian, and Kathleen Loe, with Boydell, third; Mrs Rinehart, fourth ferred to the Nyssa schools as a re­
Easter message Dedidcatlon of In- week.
third slough aijd as a result the
a grade average of 1.27, will be sal- and fifth, and A. E. Templer. sixth, sult of the consolidation of school
Harris sustained wounds from a Lord and reception of new members
district No. 26 and district 39.
water floded across the highway 22 calibre pistol in the abdomen, into the church will be held
utaitorium. Verna Greenlee will be seventh and eighth.
In the high school Vivian Wid-
In addition to the vocal numbers
between Parma and the Parma- chest, upper left arm and left hip.
historian with a grade average of
In the evening the young peo­
Miss Boydell's rhythm band, the mer, Helen Butler, Marion C-held-
Rosewell bridge Only absolutely
1.28.
Bob
Eldredge,
grade
average
ple
will
present
a
pageant,
“The
Mr. Harris formerly operated a
necessary traffic was allowed on farm where the sugar factory now Challenge of the Cross”, at 8
1.31, will read the class will, and tonettes and the combined instrum­ elin, John Bumgarner and Alvin
Templer have resigned. The union
Helen
Sallee, grade average of 1.39, ental classes will play.
tse road.
o’clock
stands. He visited here occasionally
high school board has employed
will
give
the
class
prophecy.
Several farms were evacuated by after leaving Nyssa about 10 years
Rev Greenlee will hold a spec­
Miss Virginia Van Slyke of Home-
families, who also moved their ago.
Superintendent Henry Hartley
ial sunrise service for the Japanese
The Nyssa Bulldogs, who are hol­
dale
to teach home economics, Mel­
livestock from the bottom land.
at the F.S.A. camp.
ding the lead in the Oregon divi­ will present the awards and R. G.
vin Spitze of Madras to teach sci­
The LXLS. Sunday school will sion of the Snake River Valley Larson, chairman of the board, will
ence, and A. J. Tompkins of Boise
give an Easter program in the Baseball league, hope to retain that present the diplomas.
BIDS ARE ASKED
to take charge of music. Mr. Tom­
chapel at 10:30 a. m. The pro­ lead in week-end games.
pkins was formerly supervisor of
ON GRAZING LAND
gram will consist of musical num­
If the weather is permissable, the
War bond sales at the three nat­ music in the Boise schools.
bers from an Easter cantata, talks Bulldogs will play Ontario on the
ional banks of Malheur county dur­
Leno Christensen, Smith-Hughes
Sealed bids by water users of the
and recitations.
Ontario diamond today and will
ing the week ending April 17 am­ agriculture Instructor, Is expected
The Episcopal church program play Adrian there Friday. The On-
Owyhee project will be received at Ahgora Rabbits Provide
ounted to $85.094. according to Joe to be called Into the army soon af­
will consist of Easter communion, tario-Nyssa game was scheduled for
the office of the construction eng­
F. Dyer, chairman of the Malheur ter the present term of school clos­
Wool for Aviators’
a sermon and special choir music Tuesday of this week, but was post­
ineer, bureau of reclamation, post
es.
A well attended meeting of the county second victory loan drive.
Uniforms
by the young people. It will be poned on account of rain. If Nyssa
The sales leave the county far
office box 937, Boise, until 2 p.m.
opened at 9:15. Sunday school will wins today's game, the contest will executive board of the Malheur Co­ short of its quota of $1,300,000, set
April 28 for the lease, for grazing
Charles Wyckoff has developed a be at 10:15.
be the last between Ontario and unty Public Health association was to be raised during the month in
held at Vale at the association he­
purposes only, of all or any tract new industry for this section with
A children's program will be giv­ Nyssa.
the campaign.
or tracts of the land located in the establishment of an angora rabbit en In the Nazarene church at the
The Bulldogs defeated the Vale adquarters in the court house with
The sales at the banks were as
President
Dennis
Patch
of
Adrian
Owyhee project, as shown on a cer­ farm at the home of his son-in-law morning service Sunday.
Vikings here last Friday by a score
follows. First National bank of
presiding.
tain list, which are vacant public and daughter, Mr and Mrs A. A.
The Bible school of the First Ch­ of 9 to 0. The Nyssa players coll­
Discussion centered around pl­ Vale. April 1 to and including April
lands included in withdrawls un­ rBatton, northwest of Nyssa.
urch of Christ will present its Eas­ ected 12 hits to 4 for Vale.
Jess Thompson reported at a me­
ans
for the annual meeting to be 16, $6082.50; First National bank of eting of the Nyssa chamber of com­
der provision of the act of June 17, Mr. Wyckoff entered the business ter program next Sunday morning
Bellon and Wilson scored in the
Portland, Nyssa branch, Apirl to
held
at
Ontario
Saturday,
May
22
1902.
in May, 1942 and now has more during the Sunday school hour.
first inning, McCoy in the second
and including April 17, $15,273.75, merce Wednesday noon that the
The lands will be leased for a than 100 angora rabbits. His princ­
and Pierce and Marsh in the third. in conjunction with annual meet­ and United States National bank state highway commission at a me­
one-year period ending December ipal difficulty Is securing wire for CHURCH SCORES
Malloy and Pierce scored on Mar­ ings of the P.T.A. and vadious 4-H of Portland, Ontario branch, $63,- eting in Portland promised to im­
31, 1943. Bids must be accompanied the hutches. The wool, used, among
sh's triple in the fourth and then groups. Efforts are being made to 737.75.
prove the Oregon section of the
by a payment in full for 1943. The other things, in the uniforms of FIRST IN MEET
Marsh came in on a squeeze by provide an outstanding speaker at
I-O-N cut-off.
a
joint
meeting,
with
the
various
lease form may be inspected at the aviators, is shipped to Parma Lake,
Bybee. Fujli registered a tally in
Mr. Thompson, who attended the
Nyssa
took
sixth
place
with
12
organizations
holding
separate
bus­
office of the Owyhee irrigation dls- Colorado, where it Is sold to man-
the fifth frame.
meeting as a representative of the
points
in
the
Snake
river
valley
tr
­
iness
meetings
earlier
in
the
day.
trict at Nyssa and of the Gem irr- ufacturers.
local chamber, said work is expect­
A box picnic lunch will be served
igation district at Homedale.
The rabbit wool is graded accord­ ack meet held in Weiser Wednes­
ed to be started within the next
SERGEANT
SMITH
day
afternoon.
Tom
Church
was
at
noon.
President
Patch
appointed
ing to length. No. 1 wool sells for
six weeks. The government will pro­
Earl Blackaby, Mrs. Kathryn Clay-
$6.80 a pound, No. 2 for $4.80 and the only Nyssa man to place first OF CAIRO KILLED
Here From Enterprise—
vide 80 per cent of the money and
pool and Henry Hartley of Nyssa
in any event. He took first in the
Mrs W. L. Flower returned home No. 3 at $3.60 a pound.
the state will furnish 20 per cent.
The
hope
that
higher
guaranteed
Mr and Mrs Henry Derry of Cairo members of a nominating commit­
Mr. Wyckoff said the rabbits are half mile by running the distance
last Thursday from Enterprise, wh­
The 52-mile section will be gra­
prices and assurance of incentive
in
2:12.
tee.
have
received
word
that
Technical
ere she formerly lived. While there believed to have originated in An­
ded and prepared for oiling, but
payments
would
encourage
Malheur
Mrs
C.
8.
Harris
presented
a
fin­
Ontario
won
the
meet
with
46
Sergeant
Gene
K.
Smith
was
killed
she attended to business. She was gora, Persia. The rabbits are bom
the oiling will not be done until
accompanied home by her mother without any wool, but the new wool points. Other points were Weiser, in action March 31. He was a gun­ al seal sale report showing returns county farmers to Increase plant­ the summer of 1944.
of
neraly
$2600.
33;
Vale.
26;
Emmett.
23;
Payette,
ner
with
a
bombing
squadron
oper­
in g of some crops and "live up to
grows rapidly, approximately an in­
Mrs A. A. Sanders.
ating out of England.
ch a month. Mr. Wyckoff said that 15, and Adrian, 11.
their intentions” on others was ex­ Receiving Treatment—
Examiner
Coming—
Nyssa’s point winners in addition
Sergeant Smith, who lived with
he has cut two Inches of wool from
Visit In Homedale—
Mrs Elmer Ivie of Big Bend is re­
A traveling examiner of opera­ pressed yesterday by Pieter Tensen,
to Church were Browne, fourth in Mr and Mrs Derry for several years,
Mrs Bert Adams and Mrs M. H. eight-week-old rabbits.
chairman of the county USDA War ceiving treatment in the Nyssa Nu­
tors
and
chauffeurs
will
be
In
the
visited
here
last
September
before
the
100
yard
dash;
Ward,
second
The pure-white little animals mu­
rsing home.
Greenlee spent Monday visiting
Board.
Mrs Adams’ daughter, Mrs Don st be kept perfectly clean so that in the 200-yard low hurdles; Put­ going overseas. He was the son of Nyssa city hall Wednesday, April
As originally announced by Sec­
28
from
8
a.m.
to
11
a.
m.
to
give
Mrs
T.
W.
Moyer
of
Limon
Junc­
nam,
fourth
in
the
shot-put
and
the wool will not be blemished.
Martin, who lives at Homedale.
retary Wickard several months ago,
examinations to motorists.
Hill, third in the high jump.
tion, Colorado.
Incentive payments will be made
men last Sunday. The men are Ira
for potatoes and certain commer­
Ure, Jr., Jesse Leigh GA p , Clifford
cial vegetables on the acreage be­
Ashby and Ben Ashby. Another As-
tween 90 and 110 per cent of each
by brother is also in the service,
farm’s war crop goal. Individual
making three sons from one family
farm goals are being set by the
Word was received last Saturday
county AAA committee, and growers
by Mrs Mary Hendricks stating
are urged to exceed their goal wh­
that her husband. Private William
T. CAROL BYBEE
ere possible.
B. Hendricks, had left for overseas.
TIME HEALS
Higher support prices have re­
By Caroline Bessie Taylor
placed incentive payments for dry
FOR SALE—One Ward all-electric
edible peas, dry beans and flax­ Ogden Poet.
cream separator 800 lb. cap. nearly
seed. To participate in the support
new. About 6 ton» good hay. J.
program, growers must plant at Jf - How dreary are, our griefs and pain,
Sugg 3 ml. N W Adrian. 22A2xp
ast 90 per cent of their war crop As now the days go past
A guildeless lingering strain,
goals, the chairman reminded.
Mr and Mrs J W Jennings re­
The support price for beans has As ships without a mast.
ceived word that their son, Earl W
been increased more than $1 a hun­
Jennings. AM.. 3-c, is ’’somewhere
dred pounds to $6 50 for No. 1 beans But When the time has swiftly fl­
_ ___ ___
nn in the to Pacific’.
Persons desiring to
of the following varieties: Oreat own
KEBSLER FIEL D. Miss. Apr
him should address his ma-
northern, small white, flat small And we gaze idely back;
— Pfc. Meredith F Seits is the lat- (] to
w j ennings, a .M., 3-c.
white, pinto, pink, small red and Our griefs are but a passing thou­
est soldier-student from Nyssa to vS-56. care fleet post office, San
cranberry. A price of $7.50 a hun­ ght;
receive his diploma as an expert Francisco, California Jennings was
dred will apply to lima, baby lima, A small forgotten track.
airplane mechanic from Kessler active in F.FA. work while a stud-
light red kidney, dark red kidney
MY SON
field's B-24 Liberator bomber school, ent in Nyssa.
and western kidney varieties.
a unit of the army air forces tech-
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Replacing Incentive payments, I see him now all snugly pressed
nlcal training command, which is Among the thousands of selectees
support prices for dry edible peas In my arms, with sweet caress.
now graduating a new class of mec- now entering the armed forces
have been Increased to $5 65 for Tiny toes and dimpled cheeks
Near my heart he closely sleeps.
hanlcs every day.
Private Dan Jay Murphy son of
No. 1 grade and $5.40 for No. 2.
I held him tight and said “My dear.
Private Seits. the son of Mr and Oeorge Murphy of route 1, Nyssa.
It was Ood’s great love
Mrs Samuel Seits of Nyssa. is now has entered the armored forces re­
NYSSA CHAPTER
That brought you here.
ready for active line duty, servicing placement training center at Fort
Twill never be expressed in vain
OF FFA ELECTS
and maintaining the huge Libera- Knox, Kentucky tor basic
While my heart beats, T'wlll be the
tors for long distance bombing for- in the newest and hardest-hitting
Officers of the Nyssa chapter of same.
ays against the axis
branch of the army. The men will
the Future Farmers of America we­
ya aganui
_____
be put on a 1 2 -week training pro-
re elected and Installed at a recent
Now to manhood he has grown.
Sidney Brown celebrated his bir- gram, which has been systematically
Still oft he Ungers quite unknown
meeting.
thday by calliiw his parents Mr and laid out into two six-week penods.
The new officers are Don Bishop, To get again that same caress
Mrs Bumall Brown from his camp
— —-
.
president-
Kenneth Waud, vice pre­ He used to get with lovingness
at Cedar City last Friday He was Mr and Mrs M A * * ■ " * * *
Easter’s in the air and nostalgic thoughts of childhood Sundays
sident; Don Lytle, secretary; Keith In many ways he sure expresses
bom on Friday the 13th He experts Sunset valley, parents
Ule Rat-
Blackburn, treasurer. James Smil­ His many thanks, for those car-
crowd into memory. Children*» voices in the choir, the strong
to be at his present station about aezyk. have received w<" T th*t he
ey, reporter, and Arnold Oarren,
scent of lilies and, above all, the feeling of relaxation and satis­
five more months.
* »Utloned with the medfcsJ
watch-dog.
By showering all his love on YOU
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tachment at Coolldge, Arlaona He
faction of a Sunday begun by attending church. Attend Easter
Refreshments of lemonade and As to the flowers. God, gives the
Ftour more photographs were add- was inducted into the army in
dew,
cookies were served.
services in a local church.
ed to the LX>S gallery of service March.
Thomas Harris
Dies Of Injuries
Work Develops
On Local Wells
Music Week To
Be Celebrated
Nyssa Retains
Lead In League
Wyckoff Starts
Rabbit Industry
County Is Far
Short Of Quota
Annual Health
Confab Planned
Work Promised
On ION Cut-Off
Increase Urged
In Farm Caops
Our Boys In
The Service
I
POETS’
CORNER
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