TH E N YSSA G A TE C IT Y JO U R N A L TH U RSD AY, OCTOBER 21, 1943
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WHATEVER FRONT IS
The old argument about a second front goes
merrily on, with all soils of useless differences
as to whether the Italian front is the second or
the third— and if it is the third, where is the se
cond? Moscow says there isn’t any second, and
will we please bring one on, in a hurry.
Really, does it matter whether the front in It
aly is the second, the third, the fourth or fifth?
In spite of all denials from Russia, the Italian
front is doing what the long-sought “ second fr
ont” was intended to do, and to that extent the
argument seems pretty fruitless.
Russia wanted a second front to pull Nazi tr
oops out of the east— originally to relieve the
pressure o f German offensive, and later to soft
en the armor of German resistance. This the It
alian front has done.
It is no way detracting from the marvelous
job done by the Red armies to point out that th
eir present rapid progress is made possible by
the fact that Hitler has taken normous numbers
of men and quantities of equipment o ff the Ru
ssian front to meet the Anglo-American threat
coming up from the Mediterranean, and to re
place Italian forces no longer in the war.
The number of Nazis pulled o ff the Russian
front has not ben made known, although our in
telligence service undoubtedly could guess rat
her accurately. It includes not only those who
are actually facing the Anglo-American invas
ion forces, but many times that number who are
waiting to see where we shall strike next.
We, like Premier Stalin, would like to see a
front, be it second or third or whatever, in Fr
ance. It looks like the shortest way to Berlin.
But our reason for favoring that route is not ne
cessarily the same as that of Mr. Stalin. He wo
uld like to see us concentrate in the west, where
he has no immediate ambitions, if any at all,
and leave to him the Balkans area where Russ
ian interest is strong.
W e are interested in winning the war where-
evr it can be won. If victory can come quickest
by an Anglo-American invasion of the Balkans
before the cross-channel climax, we can’t be gr
eatly worried by post-war ambitions.
So far as we are concerned, the front desig
ned to distract Nazis from Russia now exists.
W e shall develop that front to the limit, and
leave it to historians to decide whether it is the
Second front. — Baker Democrat Herald.
Eleven from Arcadia attended the
Christian Endeavor rally at the
Christian church in Ontario Sun
day night.
Rev. Oberg of M c
Call gave the sermon.
Thirty attended Sunday school.
A short program was given by the
Sunday school in celebrating the
third year of Sunday school.
Miss Betty Mess of Fruitland,
who teaches in Boise, and Mrs.
Hans Oft of Valley View, visited
| Mrs. George Moeller Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Oarren and
family have moved to the Bob Lay
farm.
Mrs. Strevy o f Milton-Freewa-
ter is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Cecil Hanston, and family.
The Arcadia Sunshine club will
meet October 21 in the school
auditorium.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Oberg of
McCall were overnight guests at
the George Moeller home Sunday.
The Lloyd Orris
and
Elmer
Stradley families visited at the
| Appleton home in Lincoln Heights
Sunday night.
A large crowd attended the pie
social at Arcadia Thursday night.
The proceeds amounted to $109,
which will be used to purchase
encyclopedias for the school.
Theo Matherly was struck by a
j E B shot Sunday while hunting
pheasants. He went to a doctor to
have the shot removed.
Mrs. George Moeller and girls,
Joretta and Jean, visited in Boise
and Eagle last week.
Cecil Houston is working at the
sugar factory.
145 betwen the ages 35 to 37.
O f the 115.000 deferred goven-
ment employes 51,875 are employes
of the navy department, 30.423 are
employes of the war department,
7,409 of the shipping administra
tion,. and 4,309 of the maritime co
mmission. In industry, as of July
31 this year, 1,553,000 are deferred
because o f their occupation.
The very peculiar part of this
report is the wide spread between
Washington and Oregon in the nu
mber o f those defered because of
their essential government employ
ment. Washington has over six
times the number so deferred as
compared with Oregon. In the next
few days selective service will make
available the names and addresses
of the whole list, acordlng to Sen
ator Wheeler, which will also des
ignate those who asked for defer
ment.
As predicted in this column over
a month ago, Prentiss Brown’s res
ignation as chief of O PA has writ
ten and will be sent to the presid
ent in the near future. Chester Bo
wles, who has been running the
whole show for the past several
months, is expected to be named
to succeed Brown. Rumore has it
that the president will offer his go
od friend Prentiss Brown another
post in government, which he may
not accept. Cloak room gossip has
It the popular Mr. Brown will go
back to his home in Michigan and
leok ovet the political situation ve
ry carefully before making and
future moves. I f things look right,
Mr. Brown will be a candidate for
some elective office.
Best guessers around here believe
the present 16-point rationing on
butter will be lowered in the next
few weeks to around eight points,
where it was last summer. The ar
med services and other government
purchasing agencies, which have
been taking a large amount o f the
nation's output, are out of the mar
ket and will not make and more
purchases o f butter until next sp
ring. This move will divert at least
30 per cent more butter for civilian
use. Just as soon as a reasonable
stockpile is built up it is expected
the point rationing will be lowered.
The armed forces now have a large
surplus of most all foodstuff. I f
they stay out of the market for a
few months it may mean reduced
ration points b n other foods, esp
ecially meats.
American industry has repaid $2.-
141.366.000 to Mr. Whiskers on war
contracts through renegotiation In
the 16 months period ending Aug
ust 31. On top o f that, price reduc
tions on work already on order, but
not yet delivered, will save the gov
ernment an additional $2.262,742,-
000, making irtota l of well over fo
ur billion dollars. These figures do
not include the benefits received by
the government in the form of low
er prices written into new con
tracts that manufacturers o f war
supplies now know because they ha
ve found out what their manufact
uring costs will come to.
While a large amount of the mo
ney saved would have gone back
to the government anyway in the
form of taxes, it is estimated that
at least 30 percent of the amount
would have been retained by the
contractors and manufacturers. O t
her substantial savings will be ma
de before war’s end and at the pre
sent time negotiations are going on
with seven different contractors in
the northwest for refunds which, if
made, will total close to $30 million.
clearing land for tillage. This last
Sunset Valley, who is stationed at ioning and distribution program:
Schedule 1 (county quotas)—Corn practice is confined to western
Gilroy,
California, in the coast
and cotton planters, potato plant Oregon, except for other areas as
patrol, arrived in Nyssa Monday of
ers, listers with planting attach approved by the State A A A Comm
last week to spend two weeks with ments, grain drills, manure spread
ittee. Approval of the entire 1944
his parents and other relatives of ers, power sprayers, combines, corn
binders, corn pickers, potato diggers production practice program, as
this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cloninger of and pickers, mowers, side delivery drawn up by the state A A A comm
Portland spent the past week in rakes, hay loaders, pick-up balers, ittee, is expected soon. The pro
Nyssa and vicinity looking alter ensilage cutters, potato graders, tr gram will offer a wide variety of
business affairs connected with actors and stationary balers.
simple farming parctices, and will
Schedule 2 (no county quota) —
their homestead in Sunset Valley.
field ensilage harvesters, portable contain features that will permit
elevators, grain and forage blowers, farmers to carry out more exten
graden tractors, milking machines, sive conservation work this winter
f OOP
and harvesters, feed grinders, water
and next spring.
milk coolers, field hay choppers
DEALER P E R M IT S O UT
sstem, power pumps, windmills and
Dealer permits for all persons
irrigation pumps.
With the exception of milk cans buying and selling livestock are no
and farm scales, which are under longer required, the war food adm
separate programs, all other items inistration has announced. The pe
may be purchased from any dealer rmits and records of purchase and
of farm machinery and equipment sales were a necessary part o f the
meat program when slaughter quo
ORCHARD F E R T IL IZ E R
without rationing restrictions.
Orchardists who have found oy- F A LL PRODUCTION PRACTICES tas were in effect.
anamid for fall application non
Approval has been received for a
existent will find that ammonium' group of 1944 production practices
nitrate is both an excellent subst- that can be carried out in connect
Serving
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Counties
ilue and in ample supply. Ammon ion with fall farming operations
From the Largest Stock o f
ium nitrate will do the same work right now. Full information on th
Genuine
as cyanamld, and costs less per un ese practices, which provide ways
it of nitrogen. Manufacturers have of increasing production while pro
stocks on hand to meet all require tecting and improving the soil. Is
ments, and orchardists can expect available at the county AAA office.
Parts
prompt delivery on their orders.
The practices for which details
Orders Shipped Immediately
SEED C EILING S
have been received Include applic
Six kinds of legume and grass ation of limestone, application of
seeds have been brought under pr phosphate, use of pea or vetch st
ice control by OPA. Dollars-and- raw as a protection against erosion,
Phone 49
Payette, Idaho
cents ceilings at the farmer prod construction of drainage ditches tile
ucer level, and specific margine drainage, reseeding pastures, and
to be added by distributors through
to the retailer, were set on alfalfa
seed, medium red and mammoth
red clover, alslke clover, sweet cl
over and timothy seeds. O PA acted
because a short supply-large dem
and situation threatened to skyroc
ket prices.
ORDER ‘44 F E R T IL IZ E R NOW
About 10 to 12 per cent more
commercial fertilizer will be avail
able to fanners in 1944 than during
this past season, but farmers may
not be able to get what they want
Sponsored by the Oregon Trail Grange.
when they need it next spring. F a
rmers are asked by the fertilizer
industry and the W F A to take del
High School Gymnasium
ivery now and store the fertilizer
for use later this fall and next sp-
prlng Supplies are already piling up
in the hands of manufacturers. Un
less it’s moved to free storage and
working space, production can't be
kept at peak levels. Storage on the
farm in a dry place will help prev
9:30 p . m .
ent swamping storage, handling
and transportation facilities.
Tickets may be purchased at the Owyhee Ba
NEW M A C H IN E R Y PRO G RAM
Additional details on the 1944
rber Shop, the Rosebud Barber Shop and the
farm machinery program have been
received by the county USDA war
Nyssa Pharmacy.
board. Compared with this past
vear, production of new machinery
Admission
$1.00
will be more than doubled, and on
ly a third as many items will be
Plus Tax
.
.10
rationed. Purchase certificates are
now required for only the following
Total
$1.10
types of new machines, as listed in
Schedules 1 and 2 of the new rat
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Farm
WAR NEWS
Me
Cluer - M a n s e r
Benefit Dance
For
Harlan Maw Family
Friday, Oct. 22
Washington, DC., Oct 21--Senator
Wheller's fight to defer pre-Pearl
Harbor fathers continues to turn
the light on some very interesting
facts concerning draft deferments
which have been granted govern^
ment employes. A tabulation of the
number so deferred by states has
been made available by the select
ive service board and shows Wash
ington and California in top spots.
The list shows a total of 115,397 el
igible for the draft but deferred be-
I cause they are essentially employ-
j ed in some one of the numerous
I government agencies.
The majority of the entire total
so deferred are under 34 years of
age and thousands range between
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18 and 25. California stands in No.
2 spot with 12,249 deferred, led only
by New York state, which is in
first position with 14.954. Washing
ton state stands In fifth place with
6,275 deferred because of their ess
ential
government
employment.
The breakdown o f this total of 6,-
275 from Washington shows them
listed in the following age brackets:
in Boise with her daughter, Mrs. 1315 are between age 18 and 21;
Dale Lakey and family and with 1.201 are from 22 to 24: 1.685 from
25 to 29: 1.368 from 30 to 34. and
her son, Lee Dail. and family.
Mr and Mrs. Norman Hlpp and
Rev. Chandler of Caldwell call 703 are from 35 to 37. Oregon st
daughter of Seattle are visiting Mr. ed at the George Moeller home ands way down the list with a tot
H ipps parens, M r and Mrs. Bill Saturday afternoon.
al of only 943 so deferred, which
Hlpp and Mrs. Hlpp-s parents, Mr.
.Olen Lay of Portland came last breaks down as follows: 91 from 18
and Mrs. Kule, o f Payette.
week and took his brother, Bob to 21; 123 from 22 to 24 : 296 from
Pfc. Oliver Fillingsness, son of
Mrs. Anna Dali spent last week Lay,
to 1 Portland
for
medical 25 to 29; 288 from 30 to 34. and Mr and Mrs. Olaf Fillingsness of
Arcadia
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