77 h ? NYSSA
VÖT:ÜME XXXVIII,
No. 33
UNCLE SAM RUNS
SHORT ON STAMPS
FOR SHORT TIME
High School Enrollement
Drops 27 From That
Of Last Year
the post office was a poor place to
go for them.
Uncle Sam was not out of stam-
ps--his Nyssa safe containing most
of the local stock of stamps was
locked and could not be opened, at
least temporarily. Mr. Braun, Wei-
ser jeweler and famous safe opener,
failed to open the safe Wednesday.
Reports indicate the safe is the sec
ond that Mr. Braun has been un
able to open.
Mr. Braun is the man who open
ed the Stanfield Feeder company
safe in Baker over long distance
telephone from Weiser several years
ago, after the owner had lost a copy
of the combination. By listening to
the tumblers in the safe he was
able to tell the Stanfield people
how to work the combination.
PS.-----The safe, which has caused
trouble before, was opened with a
blow torch.
ITY JOURNAL
:
NYSSÄ, OTlËCiON/rmJRSDAŸ SEPTEMBER 2, 1943
Enrollment Of
War Chest Drive Ontario Man, Home On Furlough,
Nyssa’s Grade
For Nyssa Will Discusses Exciting Experiences
may be different today, but if
School Climbs you It wanted
Be Held In Oct* son Ontario,
Spet. 2--Sgt..Jack Luehrs, of high adventure.
to buy stamps yesterday
of Mr and Mrs O. G. Luehrs of (Eld. Note: The following account
Enrollment in the Nyssa grade
school Shows an increase of 30 over
the enrolment of last year and the
high school enrollment shows a drop
of 27, according to figures released
Wednesday by Superintendent He
nry H, Hartley,
The grade school enrollment is
480 as compared to 450 last year and
the high school figure is 209 as co
mpared to 230 last year.
The figures by grades are as foll
ows: 1st 80, 2nd 63, 3rd 67, 4th 63,
5th 53, 6th 55, 7th 53, 8th 46, 9th 47,
10th 71, 11th 53 and 12th 38, making
a total of 689 pupils in the system.
All of the grades in the grade
school are divided into two rooms,
except the first, which is divided in
to three rooms.
The opening assembly of the
high school was held Monday. Tea
chers were introduced and the stud
ent body president, Tom Church,
gave a talk.
The faculties of both schools are
complete except that a music in Class meetings were held in the
Nyssa high school building Wednes
structor has not been secured.
day afternoon for the purpose of el
ecting officers for the year.
The freshmen class under the
supervision of Mrs Ada Haworth
and Melvin Spitze, elected Jerry
Bellon as president, Robert Church
vice president, Doris Beers sec
Vale, Sept. 2 (Special)—Circuit as
retary,
Gene Sweaney treasurer,
Judge Robert D. Lytle Thursday June Savage
chairman and
sentenced the first prisoner to ap Bob Wilson activity
student
council rep
pear in the court since his appoint resentative.
ment to the bench by Governor Mr and Mrs John Young will ad
Earl Snell. After Herrman Lane vise the sophomore class, which re
of Nyssa pleaded guilty to a charge elected
George Billings as president.
of assault with intent to kill, he Ray Bybee
is vice president, Beverly
sentenced him to the penitentiary' Ure secretary-treasurer,
Ma-
for two years. He promised that theny activity chairman Leslie
Del
after Lane had served the minimum bert Cleaver student body and repre
required for a 1 year sentence, if sentative.
his conduct while in prison war Gene Bellon will preside over the
ranted it, he would join in a recom Junior class. His helpers will be We
mendation for a conditional pardon. ldon Niles, vice president; Thelma
Lane admitted having attempted
secretary; Dale Willson, tr
to choke Mrs Goldie Caldwell. Nyssa Florea,
easurer;
Latham, activity
women, after a quarrel over a love chairman, Lucille
and Arlene Carter, stud
affair and an attempted reconcilia ent council representative. The adv
tion. District Attorney Biggs sugg isers are Mrs Margaret Miller and
ested a sanity hearing; and also Miss Virginia Van Slyke.
made the suggestion that he be
seniors, under the supervision
paroled to a brother in Nebraska on of The
Miss
Lois Rice and Frank Parr,
condition that he remain out of elected Kenneth
president;
Malheur county. Judge Lytle said Dorothy Coffman, Waud,
vice
president;
that he felt Lane was sane after Dona Dimmlck, secretary;
Aloha
observing him in court; and that Maw, treasurer; Billy Fry, activity
the protection of Mrs Caldwell and chairman, and DarThel Bybee, st
the intrests of society required a udent council representative.
sentence in the penitentiary.
School Classes
Elect Officers
Lane Sentenced
To 2-Year Term
Ill At Horn—
Mrs. Mattie Moreland has been
confined to her bed the last few
days by illness.
Our Boys In
T he Service
Norbert James Sarazin, 20, son
of Dr. and Mrs Joseph James Sar
azin of Nyssa, Oregon, is enrolled
n the naval training school (pre-ra
dio) at the U. 8. naval armory in
Michigan City, Indiana, where he
is receiving training preparing him
for advanced radio instruction prior
to his joining the US. fleet afloat
or' ashore.
The bluejacket was chosen for
radio training on the basis of ap
titude test scores made during his
•hoot training" at the Great Lakes.
HI. station. The radio course includ
es expert instruction in the basic
principles of electricity, algebra and
the slide-rule.
Frank Rambaud will leave Sept
ember 10 for Salt Lake City to ent
er army service. He was inducted in
Spokane recently.
Warren Heldt and Donald Fenn
of the US. navy are here from the
Farragut. Idaho naval base on 15-
day leave.
rporal Olfcert Henry of Fort
;las. Utah left Wednesday night
Jtah arfter spending a furlough
ng Nyssa friend*. He i* a for-
Nyssa high school teacher
Larson Talks On
Sugar Situation
NAMPA, Sept. 2 (Special)—Gov
ernment officials are making an/it-
tempt to change the eating habits
of the American people to the
detriment of sugar and some other
•basic farm products such as meat
and butter, Raymond O. Larson, dis
trict manager of the Amalgamated
Sugar company in the Nyssa-Nam-
pa district told members of the
Nampa countryman’s club and
their wives Saturday night at the
last of three summer picnics, held
in Lakeview park.
Larson read from several gov
ernment related publications to
show what s taking place. The
quotations belittled sugar as of
scant food value, placing it below
watermelons and tobacco. One au
thority even asserted it would be
better if there were no sugar for
anyone, nils atttlude is of major
concern to the sugar makers and
should be to farmers who grow
the beets in the lntermountatn west,
Larson said.
Out of 84 beet sugar factories in
the United States, 23. including the
new one here, will not operate this
year, and others wouldn’t except
that they are too far from other
plants for the removal of the adja
cent beet crops, for beet acreage
is far below a year ago throughout
the west as a result of placing
beets at a competitive disadvan
tage compared with other row
crops, he pointed out. He promised
that every effort will be made to
secure nough acreage here next year
for the operation of the Nampa
plant.
Accepts Position—
Owen Price, formerly principal
of the Nyssa grade school, ha* acc
epted a position as principal of one
of «he grade schools in The Dalles.
He resigned his position last spring,
effective at the cloae of the school
term.
~$2.0Ü_ PËTTŸEÂft
Third War Loan Drive Will Be
Started In County September 9
of the story of Sgt.
Ontario, returned home for a 30- records as as much
can be printed at this RATION BOARDS
Greenlee Named Nyssa
day furlough Saturday evening after Luehrs
time as he has told it fo us, plus a WILL MEET HERE
Chairman; Committee
a war-time experience and adven few
gleaned from acquaint
ture almost unparalleled in this war. ance notes
Organizing
with
him
Which
his
modesty
Several
war
price
and
rationing
a reward for his activities in might omit.)
The Nyssa division of the Malh the As toughest
boards
will
meet
in
the
high
school
aerial theater of war, The story of Jack Luehrs whicli
Plans for the third war loan drive
eur county war chest was organic- I the flak-scarred
skies over Ger- started him on the way to advent building in Nyssa September 8, acc in Malheur county will be outlin
ed at a meeting held in the Meth i many, young Luehrs holds the Dis ure started when he joined the US ording to Mrs Irene M. Larson, ch ed at a "kick-off dinner meeting
tinguished Flying Cross, the Air Army Air Corps on Dec. 12. 1941, airman of the local board.
odist church Tuesday night.
with three Oak Leaf Clusters, his 21st birthday. He started his Board members and clerks from to be held in the Moore hotel in
The campaign, which will be off Medal
and
the
Heart for wounds training to qualify as a radiogunner Burns, Vale, Ontario. Weiser, Pey- Ontario tonight at 8 o'clock. The
icially opened October 20, will eli received in Purple
action.
to
one of America’s Flying Port ette and Cambridge will attend the campaign will be officially open
minate all other possible war drives this his case history In is addition
unique in on
resses.
He joined the crew he was meeting, as well as representatives ed September 9.
for a year.
the war department methods of to fly and
with at Spokane
the district office in the div “All Nyssa war loan committee
With Rev. M. H. Greenlee pre casualty reporting. First reported early In 1942. fight
The need for combat from
members are expected to attend the
isions
siding and Mrs Dick Tensen acting missing after an American Portress crews
and Fortresses in the Europ price. of fuel oil, food, mileage and meeting.
as secretary, the group adopted a raid on Paris, April 4, he was later ean theater
was great. His crew
motion to support the Malheur reported dead on information rec did not get the
Rev. M. H. Greenlee has been ap
training
county war ohest.
eived through Red Choss channels now followed and extensive
pointed
chairman of the Nyssa cam-
It
was
one
of
the
The organization is purely a fed from the German government. His early groups to see action over Ger
palp.
He and Larry Brainard of
eration of war philanthropies. Gr wages and insurance were paid to many. His crew gained experience
Payette who is assisting Joe Dyer
oups Included in the organization his parents. He was listed as a fat the hard way, in fields of German
of Ontario, chairman of the coun
are UB.O., United Seamen’s service, ality in an issue of Life Magazine. flak and diving Focke-Wolf fighter
war Prisoners Aid, Russian war re He literally returned from the dead planes.
ty war finance committee, contact
Cheerful,
Long-suffering
John
lief, United China relief, British when he rejoined his squadron in Sgt. Luehrs is a veteran of 19 Young, coach of the Nyssa Bulldogs ed committee members in Nyssa
War Relief society. Greek War Re England after escaping from Ger Fortress raids, on only two of which and trainer of youth generally, is Wednesday. Committees will be ap
lief association, Polish war relief, man territory and traveled through fighter escort was along. Early this moaning and wailing. He has a bear pointed to contact business men
United Yugoslav relief fund, French a neutral country.
and townspeople generally urging
when every plane and every story.
relief fund, Belgian war Relief soc His story from the time he par year
them to buy bonds liberally. Bonds
He
sobbed
out
his
sad
tale
Wed
crew
was
doing
double
duty
they
iety. united Czechoslovak relief. Qu achuted from his flaming plane carried a heavy load. In March nesday. John has as a nucleus of a are sold at the First National bank,
een Withelmina fund, Norwegian over France until he turned up in alone his crew was on 10 raids and 1943 football team some old gridiron the post office and several stores.
elief, Friends of Luxemburg, Refug a neutral country cannot be told
Mr. Brainard said the county co
have been on more had uniforms and two rough footballs, mmittee
ee Relief Trustees, U. 3. committee until after the war, if then. This it the would
had been successful in or
weather
permited.
but
he
hasn’t
enough
candidates
big
for care of European children. same restriction forbids the pub His first combat flight was on enough to fill them--we mean the ganizing in each town in the coun
The national goal is 125 million lishing of exact dates in his diary
He stated that some persons in
uniforms, that is boys to fill the un ty.
(Continued on page two)
dollars and the county quota is
the county had expressed a willing-
iforms.
$10,000. The Nyssa committee will
to buy $1000 worth or more of
The vanguard of the 1943 gridiron iness
DEER TAGS ARE
bonds. Bond buying, he pointed cut
attempt to raise a minimum of
hopefuls
marched
onto
the
field
$2250.
“the one way we can all help”.
STILL AVAILABLE
Wednesday, but only six, more or is During
NysSa chairmen have been named
the last war bond drive,
less,
are
large
enough
to
extend
be
to head the necesary committees
Tags are still available for doe yond the top and bottom ends of a Malheur county was one of the
three counties in the state that did
to assure the success of the drive.
Harold W. Elliott, son deer in the Steens mountain, La’ts- uniform.
The names will be announced later. of Sergeant
not meet its quota.
Now
here
comes
old
hopeful
John.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Thomas
T.
El
Klamath
and
Hiart
mountain
refuge
war finance committee men
Organizations and representatives
He thinks he will be coach of at will State
areas but applications are being least
attend
the Ontario meeting to
on the Nyssa community committee liot of Kingman Kolony, was kill submitted
30
players
with
about
a
dozen,
by hunters and it one over football par, who will be night to assist
in drafting final
are city council, Herschel Thomp ed in action in July in the south is expected rapidly
of the tags will be come large enough within the next plans for the organization.
son: city schools, Henry Hartley; west Pacific area, according to in sold by the most
opening of the hunting
county’s quota is $345,-
Amalgamated Sugar company, R.
received from the war season on October 1. A person may two or three weeks to play without 300 Malheur
for Individuals and $351,500 for
G. Larson; chamber of commerce, formation
the
coach
fearing
for
their
safety
department.
The
secretary
of
war,
now
apply
for
doe
deer
tags
in
one
George Mitchell; Lions chib, Rev.
the big bruisers of the Sn corporations, or a total of $696.800.
more areas but not for more among
M. H. Greenlee; labor camp. Orm- in a telegram, extended sympathy or
ake
river
circuit. But John
than one tag in any one particular has always valley
and Thoms; veterans of Foreign to Mr. and Mrs. Elliot.
said you’d be surprised
area.
The
residents
fee
is
$3.50
for
Wars, Alva Good ell; V.F.W. auxil Sergeant Elliot enlisted in the each doe deer tag.
how big a few shoulder pads will
iary, Mrs Niel Nicholson; American infantry in February, 1941 at Nyssa Antelope tags also are still on make you look.
Legion. Douglas McDonald; Ameri
at $2.50 each for residents. Op
can Legion auxiliary, Mrs A. L. He and went overseas in the spring of sale
season is from September 18 to
ldt; Nyssa Civic club, Mrs Ed Frost; 1942. Born in Oklahoma, Sergeant en
Wayne Ulrey of Nyssa is reported
October 3.
Oregon Trail Orange, Dale Garri Elliot came to this section in
to
have been killed while fighting
In
order
to
apply
for
the
special
son: Royal Neighbors of America, and attended the Kingman Kolony tags a person should forward to the
with the United States army in the
Mrs Helen Gonyer, Rebekah lodge. grade school and Nyssa high school. Oregon state games commission, 616
Pacific area.
Mrs Minnie Leuck; Odd Fellows Survivors are his parents; two Oregon building, Portland 4, Oreg
Reports indicate that Ulrey was
lodge, Sid Burbidge; Eagles lodge, sisters, Mrs. T. C. Simmons of on, the requisite fee together with Major Erie K. Shilling, just back killed
by an exploding enemy shell
Harry Miner: Masonic lodge. Will Ocean Park, Oregon, and Mrs. information as to the number and from Africa after a year as oper while he
was eating along a road
ators
officer
for
the
African
Middle
iam E. Schireman; Order of the Gladys Patterson of Washington, kind of hunting license held.
while
with
a companion.
East
wing,
United
States
air
forces,
Eastern Star, Mrs Eldon Jensen; and four brothers, Clarence of No more applications are being
Ulrey is a son of Hank Ulrey, who
Episcopal church. Mrs Ed Norcott; Adrian, Ray of Notus, Lloyd of Nys considered for Grant county doe will head a traveling aviation cadet lives
Nyssa and Adrian.
Methodist church, L. E. Robbins; sa, route 1, and Floyd who is serv deer tags. Hart Mountain buck deer board that will visit Ontario on Sat The between
is survived besides his
urday the 18th to examine applic parents youth
L.DS. church, A. L. Childs; Nazar- ing the army in Greenland.
by two brothers and three
tags or northeastern Oregon cow ants or the aviation cadet training
ene church, Rev. Vem Martin; Full
sisters.
elk
tags,
for
which
drawings
were
program.
Major
Shilling
is
in
Oreg
Gospel church, Rev Lloyd Pounds;
held on August 19.
on on a special mission from war
Christian church, Rev. H. W. Wadd
department to stimulate cadet recr DATE OF GUARD
ell, and Assembly of God, Rev C. A.
uiting in the state.
LOCAL RESIDENTS
Slaughter.
CONTEST MOVED
“The tremendously increased pro
ATTEND MEETING
of military aircraft makes it The closing date for the Ore
MARSHALL QUITS
Many major war industrial plants Several Malheur county residents duction
necessary
to call upon more and gon Green Guard activity contest
ar maintaining huge reserves of
WOOLMEN’S JOB
a conference on tubercul more young men to volunteer for htat was set for September 15 has
American manpower on their labor attended
osis and public health movements flight training and at once", said been moved forward to October 10.
FYed R. Marshall, secretary of payroll «above their needs. Judge on
Due to the intensive activities of
the campus of Eastern Oregon Major Shilling, who is cooperating harvest
the National Wool Growers asso Robert D. Lytle told Ontario Kiw- college
and the late opening of
with
the
Oregon
recruiting
district
in
LaGrande
last
week.
ciation for the last 23 years, has anis club members last week. Mak Malheur county residents attend of the army.
public
school
parts of the
iesigned, effective August 23, he ing his first appearance in Ontario ing were Mrs A. P. Ackerman. Mrs HLs assignment overseas with the state, It has in been many
found
advisable
announced Tuesday.
since his appointment by Governor
to give more time for the contest.
Claypool, Mrs Edna F’arrla, African Middle East wing entailed The
Mr. Marshall said he has no Snell as district Judge of this circuit Kathryn
date will allow time for
Charles S. Harris, Henry H. the moving of supplies across the every new
plans for Hhe future other than that court, Judge Lytle urged busiess Mrs
girl
and boy to try for one
continent
into
North
Africa,
into
Hartley,
Mrs
T.
C.
McElroy
and
he intends to rest at his home for men to get ready now for the re May Roberts.
of
the
167
prizes
Russia
and
across
India
into
China.
a time. He said his health would turning population that would leave Round table discussions were held Shilling was stationed at a point on $500 in value. totaling more than
not permit him continuing stren overcrowded war cities even before on the subjects of medical problems, the west coast of Africa south of The rules of the contest are
uous organization activities.
peace comes.
public health nursing, health edu Daker from where three aerial sup simple:
Judge Lytle voiced objections to cation
1. You must be a Green Guard
and public relations. Mrs. ply routs branched off, one going member
darfting of fathers and cited Saidie Orr
in 1943 (If you do not
COAL PRODUCTION the
north
to
the
North
African
theater,
Dunbar,
executive
dlrec-
his experience as chairman of the otr, Oregon Tuberculosis associa- [ one east and north fo Cairo, Pales belong now it is not too late to
IS REPORTED LOW
Malheur county selective service tion. was in general charge of the tine and Russia and the third on Join. Just write Oreen Guard head
to back up his reasons. He conference. Experts and authorities East to India and China.
quarters, Salem, and say you wish
Secretary of the Interior Harold board
pointed
tha* industry is over from many parts of Oregon took Men between the ages of 17 to 26 to be a Green Ouard.)
L. Ickes stated in Washington this crowded out
with deferred "essential"
2. You must have your service
years of age are eligible to make record
week that the current output of bit
who should and could be part in the program.
complete in your manual,
application
for
aviation
cadet
train
uminous and anthracite coal mines workers
replaced or taken from the labor
and
this
must be mailed to bead-
ing.
This
opportunity
is
divided
into
is sufficient to meet the year's est reserve.
This, he said, would make lOPA PROGRAM ON
quarters before the closing date.
two
groups.
imated coal needs.
to draft fathers. He LUMBER CHANGED
To be eligible for the first
The secretary added that coal pro I It said unnecessary
Youths 17 to 18 will make applic two 3. groups
he
didn’t
believe
the half mil-
of prizes, you must
ductlon is “far below a level which I lion fathers news reports
ation
for
enrollment
in
the
air
corps
say will A number of changes -in OPA’s enlisted reserve and, if found qual write a 500-word essay on the sub
would produce enough coal to com be drafted this year will be taken
in. price regulations for Douglas fir ified. will be called when they are ject “Why We Keep Oregon Oreen".
pensate for the tonnage lost during | In the next six months our peop-
and allied species of lumber de eighteen. Those between eighteen This essay also may give you points
the strike”.
| le who have been away in defense signed to bring the regulation into and
toward the other groups of prizes
twenty-six may volunteer, take offered.
! industries will start returning to set- conformity with present-day lum the examinations,
then
request
their
ELMO SMITH IS
; tie down the Judge predicted. Be- ber industry requirements and
are awarded for service,
service boards to release for Point*
J cause of our reclamation develop- practices were announced today selective
new members enrolled, for
ENTERING NAVY
them
for
voluntary
induction
into
jments new settlers will come in as by the Office of Price Administra the air corps. They will be called at originality and quality of your es
Elmo E. Smith, publisher of the [well. He urged Malheur communities tion.
and for completeness of your
and assigned to a college for say
Eastern Oregon Observer and mayor •to plan now to handle this influx. The changes do not effect any once
manual
work. Remember, keep
five months of pre your record
of Ontario, has enlisted in the Un ! He urged business men to start ex- material increases in ceiling prices, approximately
up to date and be
flight
training
before
actual
flight
ited States navy.
[ pansion plans now to be ready to and call for reductions in some instruction.
sure that it Is mailed to Oreen
Ouard headquarters, State Forest
Smith enlisted while the navy serve the needs of everyone when instances. OPA said.
Altogether there are 40 specific The program is also open to en ry building, Salem, Oregon, be
“cruiser" was stationed in Ontario | that readjustment time arrives.
changes, most of them of a minor listed men now in the army and to fore October 10.
a few days ago and is now subject
nature, and generally they remove cficers below the grade of captain.
to call. He said he is subject to call, Illness Calls Relatives—
but is uncertain as to when he will ! Relatives of Robert Edgar Lee ambiguities In the regulation's pro Candidates may apply to the Return From Portland—
be ordered to report for duty.
have been called to Nyssa because visions. with certain adjustments traveling board at the Ontario city Mrs. AI Thompson and son, Her
hall between the hours of 10 a.m. schel Thompson, returned home
Smith, an airplane pilot, is com of his serious lllneas. He is showing in pricing differentials.
and 5 p m.
Friday morning from a short trip
mander of the civil air patrol in some improvement In the Nyssa
to Portland. They were accompan
Nursing home, where he is receiving Schools Open. Stores Closed—
Malheur county.
ied to Portland by Mrs. Thomp
medical treatment His wife Mrs Lee School Superintendent Henry Ha Go To Portlan<$—
of Bonneville. Mr and Mrs Grover rtley announced Wednesday that Oeorge Mitchell and Harry And son’s father. J. T. Long, who will
On Baying Trip—
Mr and Mrs Bnll Paulus of Pau Lee of Pasco. Mrs N. 8 Phelan of school classes will be conducted as erson of the First National bank of remain in Portland for a few weeks
lus Jewelry store are on a buying Big Bend and Robert A. Lee of usual Monday. September 6, Labor Portland went to Portland Tuesday for eye treatment, and by Mrs Abe
trip to Portland. Seattle and other Portland arrived here Monday to 'day Most of the Nyssa business on a business trip. They are ex Vaughn and son. of Portland, who
pected to return to Nyssa today. spent a few days visiting here.
I houses will be closed.
be at his bedside
coast cities.
Committee Organized At
Meeting Held Tues
day Night
a
Young Is Only
Hopeful In ’43
Sergeant Elliot
Dies In Action
Cadet Board To
Visit Ontario
Lytle Opposes
Father Drafting
1
Wayne Ulrey Is
Killed In War