Nyssa gate city journal., September 23, 1943, Image 1

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JOURNAL
The
VOLUME XXXVIII,
Beet Harvest To
Be Started Here
Mon., October 4
Available Labor Should
Be Ample To Handle
Crop
isio. 36
Y O U T H S ARRESTED
FOR G A S TH EFTS
Pour Nyssa youths were arrested
and fined »50 each in city police
court Monday on a charge of st­
ealing gasoline from automobiles.
The youths, about 16 years old,
will be required to pay the fines in
installments out o f money they ea­
Bulldogs Defeat
Parma Grid men
By 20-12 Count
Nyssa Scores All O f Its
Points In Final
Quarter
N Y S S A STU D EN TS
E N R O LLE D A T C-I
COLLEGE OF IDAHO SEPT 20
(Special)—Those enrolling at the
College of Idaho from Nyssa are
Leon Bailey, sophomore; Esaac En­
dow, freshman;
freshman; Katie
Masako Endow,
Iwasaki, sopho­
more; Taka Iwasaki, freshman;
The Nyssa Bulldogs won their Mable Roberts, freshman; George
Harvesting of beets in the Nyssa- rn. Arrest of the boys is expected
Nttrnpu district will be started M o­ to stop a rather extensive program first football game of the season Saito, sophomore, and Phyllis Sch
last Friday by nosing out the Par­ ireman, freshman.
nday, October 4 and operation of of gasoline stealing.
The milk cans used in siphoning ma high school squad in the last
the Amalgamated Sugar company
gasoline from automobiles were st­
quarter. The score was 20 to 12.
factory will be started October 5.
olen from Bert Lienkaemper.
The Bulldogs were pushed all ov­
Company officials estimate that
M ore boys were arrested on the
er the field in the first three qu­
the tonnage for the combined ter­ same charge later in the week.
arters, but they came to life in the
ritories will be approximately 300,
final canto and gave Parma such
000 tons.
Malheur county sportsmen limb­
a drubbing that the visitors almost
Available labor should be ample
ered up their firearms last week­
wilted.
to handle the crop satisfactorily.
Parma scored in the second and end with the opening of the ant­
Japanese, who had experience at
third quarters and dominated play elope season, the first of the year.
harvesting beets last year, and
The season will remain open un­
in every department. At the beg­
Mexicans will be used to a consid­
Juan Egurola won the horse giv­ inning of the fourth quarter Ny­ til October 3 in certain sections of
erable extent in the fields.
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en away at the horse sale in Ont­ ssa started clicking. Using off-tack­ easern Oregon.
The yield for the entire area th­
The open season for buck deer
ario last Saturday and in turn gave le bucks, end runs and passes, the
is year Is expected to run between
it to Miss Phyllis Poage, who is Bulldogs scored their first two tou­ will be opened in the entire state
1711 and 18 tons to the acre.
October 1 and will be continued
The campaign will probably ex­ employed in the Nyssa branch of chdowns on long drives, culminated
unttl November 3, both dates incl­
tend over a period of 125 days, the the First National bank of Port­ by passes from Bybee to Wilson.
land.
The other touchdown was register­ usive. Hunting of female, spike ma­
longest in history.
Anyone who had purchased a ed on an off-tackle play by Bybee, le or immature deer will be perm­
»25 bond was eligible to receive the who also converted on a kick. M o­ itted to holders of certain hunting
C A R T R ID G E PRICE
horse, a chesnut yearling filly, do­ rgan alternated with Bybee in the tags from October 1 to November
3 in specified areas in the Grant-
nated by Conley Davis of Owyhee. three drives.
TO BE U N C H A N G E D
When Egurola purchased his bonds
The Bulldogs looked ragged, but Baker section, and also during the
Reports have reached the office from Miss Poage, he said he would were in fairly good condition, acc­ same period in the Steen’s moun­
o f price administration that the give her the horse if he won it. She ording to Coach John Young. W il­ tain area.
The open season on elk will run
prices of ammunition have in­ accepted the offer and has placed son’s pass receiving was outstand­
from October 26 to November 30
creased at the retail level without the animal on the Poage farm in ing.
any apparent authority, according Apple valley.
The starting Nyssa lineup was in the entire state. Taking of ant­
to Prank Parr, price panel chair­
Joe Dyer, county war finance co­ as follows: Center, Toombs; guards, lerless elk will be permitted to ho­
mmittee chairman, reported this Keck and Church; tackles, H at­ lders of certain tags in specified
man.
of
the
Wenaha-Minam-
“ A ll rifle ammunition must be morning that total bond sales in field and Aston; ends, Billings and areas
the same price today as it was In the county were »529,110.25, includ­ Steinke;
quarterback.
McDowell; North Powder area from October
March, 1942', the OPA said. “ Shot, ing »85,000 allocated to the county half-back, McCoy and Bybee, and 26 to November 30.
gun shells are priced under a by the state. This figure leaves a fullback, Morgan.
The Chinese pheasant season has
percentage mark-up basis, but as balance of »167.000 to be raised w i­
After the third touchdown was been extended for two weeks in
the manufacturers' price o f shells thin the next week. Ontario’s auct­ scored the entire second team was Malheur county this year and the
have not increased, prices on shot­ ion sale netted »50,192 for the drive. sent in by the Nyssa coach for the bag limit has been increased by
two birds a day. The season will
gun shells should be the same as
last four minutes of play.
they were last fall.”
Visit Here—
In their second encounter of the run from October 16 to November
“There will be a quantity of
Mrs Elizabeth March o f Vacaville, the football jamboree to be held 25, inclusive. The bag limit will be
ammunition released in October, | California is visiting Mrs Herbert season, the Bulldogs will play in six pheasants a day, of which not
but some greedy individuals may Thomson on the Rust ranch. Mrs on the Ontario fairgrounds Friday more than one may be a hen, or
still want to make an excess p rof. T. N. Mundy, an eacuee after the night.
18 such birds, of which not more
It out of a war situation. Such Pearl harbor attack, came to Ore-
Other participating teams will be than three may be hens, in any
cases should be reported to the gon from Palo Alto with Mrs Th- Adrian, Vale, Payette, Weiser, Em­ seven consecutive days or in pos­
time In other
price panel."
|omson and is visiting relatives in mett, Fruitland and Ontario. The session at any
sections of the state where birds
Burley, Idaho, while awaiting a call game will be called at 8 p.m.
Returns From California—
for transportation to return to her
One of the outstanding features are plentiful the bag limit will be
Mrs O. E. Dorman returned W ed­ husband in Hawaii.
of the jamboree will be a drill to be j four a day.
nesday from a three-week visit In
presented by the Nyssa high sch-1 The Hungarian partridge season
California. 8he was a guest of her Purchase Houses—
ool’s mounted minute maids.
i will run concurrently with the ph-
son, Dale, for a week at San Diego,
M r and Mrs George Henneman
Nyssa will play Weiser here Oct- | easant season in Malheur county,
where he is receiving his basic tr­ have purchased the residence of L. ober 1.
| The bag limit will be six in any
aining. Mrs Dorman also had the W. Dierking. occupied by Mr and
one day.
pleasure o f seeing the Nyssa boys Mrs Artie Robertson, on Third st­
The duck season will open the
in training there. She also visited reet. M r and Mrs Henneman have
day before the pheasant season and
her two sisters, her father, and K a ­ sold their residence east o f the rail­
continue until December 23, both
nsas friends in Los Angeles, Long road tracks to Mr and Mrs Pete
dates inclusive. Generally speaking,
Beach and San Bernardino.
Shaw.
the bag limit for ducks will be 10.
In a letter to Roy Pounds o f N y­
ssa, Orville McEwen of Nyssa, who
vyas serving with the army in Slc-
iiy, described some of the action in
that sector.
McEwen said in part;
“ You should be glad they didn’t
make all of the barbers cooks. I f
they had, you might have been bo­
mbed several times. When we
landed on Sicily in the invasion
we were only dive bombed nine ti­
mes in five hours and I spinned
hell out of my knees diving under
trucks on that ship. Our ship tried
all day to unload and every time
we would get about to shore those
Germans and their dive bombers
would come four and five strong.
“ Now that our division was first
in Messina, we are taking a little
rest. Several boys from Oregon got
it that I knew real well—while only
one from Nyssa got it. He and I
were both laying behind the same
rock while the Boche were shell­
ing us. He left and got it. Maybe
you know him Wayne Ulrey. He
only Uved a mile or two from us
at home.
“ Don't let anyone ever tell you
that those German 88 mm. guns
are music to your ears. I f you ever
heard them once never will you
Target. I should know. They kept
four of us in the same bold for an
hour and 30 minutes and threw
gravel all over us. Be seeing you".
John Adrian Cox. son o f M r and
Mrs J E. Cox o f Parma, is serving
Committee Says Purebred Stock Will Be Given
Basic Farm Wage
Is Holding Fast Away At Bond Auction In Nyssa
Deviations Made Because
Y O U T H IS C U T
O f Special Type O f
B Y B A R B E D W IR E
Labor
Vest Brothers and Beau­
mont Make Donations
For Sat. Event
Dell Norman, who lives on the
Investigation over various parts
“ Unofficial reports today (W ed­
o f the county revealed that the Idaho side of Snake river, was ser­
nesday)
indicate Malheur leading
iously
cut
by
barbed
wire
about
prevailing wage rate has been hold­
ing at 60 cents an hour as recom­ the face and neck Sunday when all other counties on rate of bond
mended by the county farm labor he was thrown from a running sales to quota with record of 80 per
committee at ameeting held in July horse.
cent to date” , Forrest E. Cooper
according to reports given at a re-
of Portland, deputy administrator
The
youth
entered
the
Nyssa
nu­
cen meeting of the committee in
rsing home for treatment Sunday of the Oregon war finance comm­
Ontario.
Farmers from various parts of and was dismissed the next day. ittee, said in a telegram to the
the irrigated section reported that The attending physician reported Gate City Journal. “ Banking on
wage demands had increased from
J'ou to go over on Monday” .
Norman lost considerable blood.
60 to 75 cents and in some cases
A purebred jersey bull calf and a
as high as a dollar.
purebred
weaner pig are among the
The committee stated that “M a ­
property listed/to be sold at the
ny deviations from this basic wage
bond auction salt to be conduct­
rate of 60 cents have been reported
ed on Main street between First
but in almost every case the incr­
and Second streets Saturday night.
ease in rates had been caused by
demand for a more special type of
Mrs. Phebe Hunter, widow of The auction will be started at 8
labor such as harvesting onion seed. J. R. Hunter, died at her home o'clock with W. L. Lane o f Nyssa
donating his services as auctioneer.
Carrot seed, picking potatoes,«etc.
Sunday at 3:20 p. m. as the result
W ith a diversity of crops in M alh­
C. M. Beaumont, Jersey breed­
of
a
heart
attack.
She
was
ill
er of Kingman Kolony, has noti­
eur county and in the Snake river
fied A1 Thompson, chairman o f the
valley, It appeared practicaly imp­ only half an hour.
ossible for the committee to sugg­
Mrs. Hunter was born in West auction committee, that he will give
How­
est wage rates for the various types Sleekbum, Northumberland, Eng­ the calf free o f charge.
o f farm operations, but in suggest­ land January 11, 1884, came to the ever, the winner will be required
ing the 60 cents as the basic rate United States in 1908 and located to pay a nominal registration fee.
Vest brothers o f Nyssa will do­
it was felt that any deviations co- in Illinois, where she lived for
uold be worked out between the fa ­ seven years. She came to Nyssa nate a purebred weaner Chester
un laborer and the employer. This in 1919 and operated the Star hotel White pig for the auction. The
is still the case and the Malheur on First street up to the time of present owners will register the
animal to whoever bids the high­
county labor committee recomm­ her death.
est for It.
ends farmers adhere to the basic
Mrs. Hunter was a past noble
Mr. Thompson said today that
rate of 60 cents in so far as is pr­ grand o f Yellow Rose lodge o f Re-
acticable and farmers were warned bekahs and a past worthy matron every businessman in Nyssa has
that unless cooperation on their of Golden Rule chapter, Order of donated something for the auction.
part is obtained there will be a vio­ the Eastern Star. She was a mem­ The articles given here and by
rural residents, include almost ev­
lent sky-rocketing of wages.
ber of the Episcopal church.
“ As an aid to holding farmers to­
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. ery appropriate article that might
gether on wage rates that would be Charles Drewitz of Portland and be donated.
The high school minute maids
fair to the laborer and fair to the Mrs Eldon Jensen o f Nyssa; three
producer, sponsors of the Mexican sisters, two brothers, and two will mingle with the crowd selling
nations brought into the area for grandchildren, Phebe Ellen and stamps and bonds and expect to
stage a small parade. Dr. J. R.
farm work were asked to notify all Errol Robert Jensen o f Nys$a.
farmers that it was possible for
Funeral services were held W ed. Cundall is said to be arranging
them to contract that those o ffe r­ nesday at 2:30 with Rev. Burton for a group of clowns to appear at
the auction.
ing more than the 60 cents except J. Salter officiating.
Burial was
Reports the first o f the week
under special types of work would in the Nyssa cemetery with the
be refused the use o f Mexican nat­ Eastern Star in charge of the Indicated that sales in the county
were well over $400,000 and in the
ionals sponsored by them. This no committal service.
Nyssa section they were more than
doubt would create a hardship on
*90.000. The county quota is *696,-
some producers in harvesting corps
000 .
and in order to maitain the fullest
Joe Dyer of Ontario, county war
placement o f laborers and to make
finance committee chairman, ex­
the ost efficient use of labor avail­
pressed the hope that all citizens
able it will be necessary to main­
|of the county would give all pos­
tain a uniform wage scale. Farmers
M ajor Boyd Coles o f the United sible assistance to local commit­
having to employ additional help
are asked to cooperate in maintain­ States air forces who has been ser­ tee members by giving their orders
ing the wage scale and refrain fr­ ving as commander o f a squadron promptly or if possible that indi­
om bidding competitively against in England, was a guest o f the viduals go to their local banks
each other for the available labor chamber of commerce at its weekly and post offices and purchase
in the army railroad engineers de­
A priority system on coal deliver­
bonds without waiting for commit­
luncheon Wednesday noon.
supply” .
partment o f the United States ar­ ies—to assure a fair distribution of
M ajor and Mrs.Coles arrived he­ tee members to call on them.
my. After his induction August 28, the available supply according to
George Yrurri and Larry Brain-
re Monday from his home in Og­
Cox went from Fort Douglas, Utah the need o f consumers—went into
den. The major expects to be here ard were in Jordan Valley last
effect at 12:01 A. M. September 20
to New Orleans.
for two weeks, visiting Mrs Coles’ week to organize the committee for
in Washington, Oregon and ten
parents, Mr and Mrs J. L. Church. that area. They report much en­
Homedale,
Sept.
23
(Special)-H
o­
northern
counties
of
Idaho.
Irvin Johnson Callahan, who will
M ajor Coles, who escaped after thusiasm on the part o f Jordan
’ T h is is the same area now under medale hopes to attract the best
enter the army September 24, ex­
his bomber was shot down over Valley citizens who pledged full
firewood priorities and the coal pr­ bucking and running horses in th­
pects to specialize in aircraft.
(From the Sugar Beet)
Europe, talked to the chamber of support to help complete the county
iority system will operate in the is area when it puts on a radeo
According to records of the commence members for a few min­ quota before the end of September.
S ta ff Sergeant D. H. Sherwood of same manner,” James C. Scully, re­ Sunday, September 26. Top-hands Amalgamated Sugar company at utes and answered some of their
Merchandise auctions will also
the army left last week after visit­ gional fuel rationing executive, o ff­ who know their riding and roping Nyssa, Oregon, Earl J. Heeb. of questions. He did not permit pub­ be held in Vale and Ontario, at
will
be
on
hand
to
share
in
the
lib­
ice
of
price
administration,
said
ye­
ing for a few days with his praents,
Ontario, Oregon, has established lication of his remarks because of which merchandise contributed by
M i and Mrs H. R. Sherwood. Serg- sterday. The action on coal was ta­ eral prize money.
one of the highest yields o f sugar military regulations.
merchants and farmers, will be
Entries are already coming in, beets in Boise Valley, with a 1942
eatn Sherwood, who is food in­ ken by O PA at the direction o f H o­
auctioned to bond purchasers. Bids
spector at Camp Swift. Teaxs. has ward Gray, deputy solid fuels adm­ reports M. W. Osborn, Homedale, record of 36(4 tons per acre on
will be made in terms of maturity
been on a business trip to San F r­ inistrator for war under Harold Ic- chairman o f the rodeo committee, forty-two acres. Perhaps this is
value of bonds which the bidder
to
whom
entries
may
be
addressed.
kes.
ancisco.
because Mr. Heeb specializes in
agrees to purchase. The items of
Among
prizes
offered,
which
pro­
The firewood rationing order,
sugar beets, growing from forty
merchandise or livestock will go
M r and Mrs W. F. Findling have which has been in effect in this mise liberal money in every event, to fifty acres each year on land
free to the highest bidder.
received pictures taken by their same area since July 28, has been is a »25 purse for the best bucking leased from Samuel L. Smith,
A county-wide teachers meeting chairman Dyer and members of
though he owns “ three forties” for will be held in Ontario Saturady. his committee expressed their ap­
son, Pfc Lawrence B. Findling, who revised to include both wood and horse entered.
The rodeo will start promptly at diversified crops in Idaho, which
The annual meeting of the M al­ preciation for the friendly and
is serving in the signal corps in coal and becomes a new ration ord­
Australia. The pictures show Igu­ er No. 14-A, Roscoe A. Day, acting 2 p.m. with a grand entry parade are under lease for the present. heur county unit of the Oregon able support that has been given
ana lizards, and hills and a kang­ th ief o f the northwest solid fuels and flag drill, followed by a quadri­
In an interview Mr. Heeb states State Teachers asociatlon will be in all communities.
They urged
aroo that Findling’s company cap­ rationing branch o f OPA, explain­ lle staged by the Marsing Saddle he believes a good stand is the folowed by a number o f group gat­ citizens to do their utmost, for,
club.
tured. Pfc Findling has been in Au­ ed.
most important factor in producing herings. The elementary meetings stated Mr. Dyer, “ Our boys figh t­
A street parade, in which every­ a high yield of sugar beets.
Copies of ration order 14A and
will all be concerned with the new ing in the South Pacific and on
stralia about 15 months.
especially prepared questions and one with a horse to ride or drive is
In 1942 he requested his labor to state program of social science.
European soil receive their home
Mrs Montie Jensen has received answers for dealers and consumers invited to enter, will start at 1 pm. thin to an eigh-inch space, and
Meetings for high school social town papers and we want them to
word that her husband, who enlist­ may be obtained from local w a r ! from the city park and canter thr- he received a stand of 133 beets science teachers and men’s and know that the home folks are back­
ough town to the rodeo grounds to the 100 foot o f row.
women’s physical education teach­ ing them up.
ed in the army engineers August price and Rationing boards.
I f they keep on
“ It was necessary to add coal to | and race track,
20, has been promoted to the rank
This Jand was well manured and ers will also be held. The remain­ fghtlng we must keep on buying
of corporal. He is stationed at Ca­ the rationing order because o f the | The day's program will start sh- 100 pounds of phosphate applied der o f the teachers will hear an bonds. It will be an accomplish­
address by Erwin Schwetbert, dir­ ment and a feeling o f pride to
mp Claiborne, Louisiana, but he uncertainty of the coal supply for ortly before noon, when a banquet at planting time.
T o manure the land Mr Heeb ector of admissions o f the College Malheur county boys on the figh t­
has been transferred to a regiment this area,” Day said, “The short- j for Gov. C. A. Bottolfsen and other
ages o f fuel oil and wood have pi- guests will be held at the American uses a homemade power manure o f Idaho. The Eastern Oregon Co­ ing fronts to know that Malheur
that will go overseas.
aced a heavy burden on coal, nec- Legion hall. The governor has agr- loader of his own design.
With llege of Education will send five county reached and exceeded Its
this loader six tons o f manure per persons to Ontario to discuss the quota.”
M r and Mrs Kenneth Oottle have essitating action to protect coal us- eed to be on hand for the show,
Rodeo grounds have been arran- acre were handled by Mr Heeb social science program and the st­
received word that their son, Reed era.
“ Multlplied war requirements, bo- j ged in northwest Homedale on gr- without additional help. I f It is ate department o f education will Returns From T r i p -
Cottle, who was stationed at the
Great Lakes naval training station. th military and industrial: g rea tly ; ounds donated for the occasion by desired to speed up the manure send one person to work with the
Miss Elizabeth Atkeson arrived
hauling operation this loader will high school social science teachers. home Tuesday morning from a visit
Chicago, has been transferred to increased population; shortage of D J. Sullivan,
manpower at all stages of product- \ Clowning and trick horse prefor- handle four spreaders without over­ The director of physical education o f six weeks in California and A r­
Boston.
ion and distribution: and the acute Jmances will be staged between eve- loading it. As stated by Mr. Heeb at the Ontario airport will work izona Miss Atkeson, who attended
Joe Byram, who has been sta­ transportation problem, both rail nts. but with six chutes to handle this loader takes the work out of with the physical education men, Red Skelton's first radio program
and a representative o f the Eastern in Hollywood, visiter relatives and
tioned in Alabama, is home on a and truck, have cut coal supplies bucking horses, the events will be manure hauling.
“We're planning a show that will
Mr. Heeb concluded his remarks Oregon College of Education will friends In the two states. She said
furlough. He Is visiting his par­ in the face of a soaring demand,"
by saying sugar beets are a great work with the women’s physical ed­ travel conditions are bad. food coats
ents. M r and Mrs. Retire Byram he said.
run o ff in rapid succession,
o f Vale He vl^ted in Nyssa M on.
The priorities system for coal de­ keep moving." Mr. Osborn declared. crop for beginners as they will ucation directors.
are extremely high because o f scar­
T h e committee plan*" to have a stand lots o f abuse and still make
day.
liveries was decided upon by the
city o f food and the costal areas
O PA in consultation with the war loud speaker and announced to an average yield. He believes th»y Kill Antelope—
are over-crowded. Miss Atkeson ad­
Mrs Ruth Brooks has received a production board, solid fuels adm­ announce the events and winners are the moat dependable crop we
Herschel Thompson, Robert T h ­ vises local residents planning vac­
letter from her son. Sergeant O inistration. petroleum administrat­ There will be plenty o f music and can raise here In the valley.
ompson, Bernard Frost and Dr. E ations to stay home, or at least not
Brooks, stating that he has been ion fo f war and t'»e office of def- fun to liven the show.
D. Norcott of Nyssa and Pud Long go into defense areas.
A *5 entry in the derby, »2 50 in Move* T o FSA Residence—
o f Jordan Valley killed five ante­
transferred from Camp Swift, Tex- erwe transportation
Mrs Verna Beutler, who is emp- lope in the Jordan Valley section Visit In New Plyouth—
ag to IA>rt 8111, Oklahoma, where
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calf roping, and »1 in bronc riding
he helps train officers for oversea.; Has Tonsils Ret
will be charged. The money will be j loyed in the FSA camp office, has last week-end. Dr. Mauldlng. also
Mr. and Mrs Pete Blake and
duty His wife Is en route to Camp
Betty Jean Burtoldge underwent added to purses or given the best ! moved to the FSA residence near hunting in the Jordan Valley area, Mr and Mrs Floyd Hershey spent
bagged an antelope.
Swift.
| a tonsilectomy last Friday.
contestants.
J the camp.
Sunday In New Plymouth.
First Hunting
Season Opened
Horse Given To
Phyllis Poage
Our Boys In
The Service
’$2.00 p EIT y èar
23, 1943
Coal Is Placed
On Ration Basis
Mrs Hunter Of
Nyssa Succumbs
Major Is Guest
Of Nyssa Club
Homedale Will
Conduct Rodeo Big Record Is
Made On Beets
Teachers Will
Hold Meetings
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