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■ ’ - WÊÊàSÿv* raeNYSSA JOURNAL YEff SCHOOL CENSUS ADREEN NICHOLS Malheur County Discusses Japs Buchner Elected SHOWS Parents Blamed GETS jTroxell Named INCREASE COMMISSION Drive Chairman The recent school census taken County Judge By For Delinquency Adreen Nichols of Nyssa has re Post-war Plans ceived her commission as an en Carlos Buchner was elected ch by Grant Rinehart showed an in Are Discussed Among Children sign Governor Snell in the WAVES and will re airman of the Nyssa unit of the crease in the number of children VÖLÜMty m v f f l r Problem Discussed At Meetings In Nyssa And Ontario w ir port in two weeks to the New England training center for wo men members of the navy. Miss Nichols has been associate county supervisor of the FJS.A. in Malheur county. She has been working in the Dead Ox flat area out of the Nyssa office. NYSSA, ÖREGÖN, THURSDAY NÔVEM6ËR 25, 1948 Public Works Will Help Take Up Slack In Nyssa Malheur county war fund organ between the ages of 4 and 20 res Commissioner To Serve ization at a meeting held in the iding in the district, according to At Least Until Jan Superintendent Henry Hartley. city hall last Friday night. uary, 1945 Mr. Buchner was elected in place In the 4 to 20 agegroup there are of Rev. M. H. Greenlee, who resig 1191 children in school district 26C. Vale, Nov. 25—County Commiss comprising the former district 26 ioner Irwin Troxell was appointed ned because of anticipated absence of and the former district county judge by Governor from the city. Rev. Greenlee re 39, Nyssa Oregon Trail. In the two dist Malheur mains as chairman of the Nyssa ricts last year 1102 youngsters were Earl Snell Thursday Mr. Troxell, community committee, under whose recorded. Of this number 96 res retired Ontario business man, has jurisdiction the war fund campaign ided in the Oregon Trail district. served as commissioner for the pa Of the 1191 children enumerated st three years. His election as com was undertaken. Workers reported at the Friday this year 628 are boys and 563 are missioner marked his first excur night meeting that $1500 had been girls. sion into politics. Two years ago raised in Nyssa and vicinity, or he ran against Judge David F. Gr about $750 less than the quota. aham and J. Edwin Johnson for Mr. Anderson of Ontario, county the G. O. P. nomination for cou chairman. Is encouraging the local nty judge. Judge Graham won that committee to finish the drive, said three cornered race. $7000 has been raised in the coun Mr. Troxell will serve until Jan ty. The county quota was $10.000. Glenn Strickland, Adrian FFA uary, 1945. unless he Is reelected Mrs Ed Frost, chairman of Un senior, recently received notice in the general election next Nov block leaders, said the solicitors from Elwin Greenwood, secretary ember. are receiving splendid cooperation of appointment con the Oregon Bankers association Mr. Troxell's in the campaign. predictions of those with stating that he had won the state firmed their ears tuned to Salem that Go crop contest, sponsored vernor Snell would be guided In SCHOOL PLAYS TO by SEA the farm bankers association. the appointment by the In winning this contest. Strick making BE GIVEN DEC. 3 recommendation of the republican land estabished a farm shop on county central committee. No meet The annual inter-class plays of his father's farm and butt many of this committee was called, the Nyssa high school will be pre things in the high school agri ing but It Is understood that E. Otis sented in the gymnasium Friday culture shop, which Included two Smith, chairman, sounded night, December 3. stock trailers. Stricklad will be out the county sentiment of a number of “The Ghostly Passenger” is the presented with a check of $20 at the leaders at a secret meeting in the chapter’s annual father and name of the senior class play. Friday. Mr. Troxell had The junior class will present the son banquet, which will be held Ontario the unanimous support of Ontario pay. “The White Phantom". This December 3 In the Adrian high party Judge David F. Or- play centers around a house supp school gymnasium, by George aham, leaders. the other aspirant for the osedly haunted by the ‘‘white ph J. Mitchell, manager of the First office, had support In Ny antom”. National bank of Portland. Nyssa ssa and the strong Vale territory. The freshmen will give a comedy, branch. Judge Troxell and Commissioner “Soft Boiled Egg", a story of the Other winners in the contest are Marshall select a third gang spirit among high school boys as follows: Second, Bill McFar- member of will the now board of commiss and girls. ane of Condon. $15; third, Floyd "Down in the Heart of Texas”, Smith, Corvallis, $10, and fourth ioners. will be presented as the sophomore Robert Taylor, Grants Pass, $7.50. play. The remaining five winners were given $5 each. Plans for a post-war construct At a meeting of Malheur county ion program in Malheur county, residents with officials of he Lea designed largely to avoid so far as , gue of Oregon Cities in Ontario possible a surplus of labor after Thursday night and at a follow-up meeting in Nyssa Friday night, bl the war were discussed at a meet ame for juvenile delinquency was ing of city officials with represent placed largely on the shoulders of atives of the League of Oregon Ci- j parents. ties in Ontario last Thursday ni Herman Kehrli, executive secret ght. ary of the league, said close coop Mayor Elmo Smith of Ontario eration between cities, schools and New 1944 records for increased opened the meeting and Immediat parents are needed in solving the production of war foods by smaller ely turned it over to Fred Inkster problem. Oswego, vice president of the Superintendent Henry Hartley of farmers and FSA borrowers in Ma of league, said the league is co the Nyssa schools said he feels th lheur county are being planned as mposed who a group of city officials at school teachers are doing about farm security administration opens who have of organized try to work all they can. High school people another loan season announces Ned out their problems to together. are giving much thought to recrea L. Williams, district FSA supervis Mr. Inkster said ‘‘There will be tion for youngsters. Mr. Hartley labor camp, Nyssa. Leans can an interlude between the end of said that the concensus of school or, now made for livestock, mach the war and the time industry ch- administrators attending a recent inery, be feed, seed, small water fac ages over to a peace-time effort. meeting in Salem was that some ilities and joint-ownership of eq That Is the time we must take care thing must be done to raise a feel uipment, sires, and other operating of”. ing of greater responsibility among goods. K. Aiken of Ontario, st SAN FRANCISCO--Teamwork-- parents, who may have to be pun- I 'Every small or family-type far ate George budget director and secretary nationally ¡shed and internationally—am or present FSA borrower lack of the state post-war planning co Arthur Kies, superintendent of mer ong Allied forces is winning the ing funds or credit to raise more mmittee, said “It is the job of ev the Ontario schools, said "TTie livestock, or important war ery state In the union to take care South Pacific war against the Jap child doing failing work at school cows, should make loan of the avalanche of men that will anese, who are “still not a push is the one who spends long hours crops in 1944 as soon as possible, return after the war. The job will over In town. Of course, that reverts application by any means, '‘Lieutenant Williams said. “Last year's rush of be an international, national and back to the home". General Alexander A. Vandegrift, to get on an all-out pro state problem. FYom 1200 to 1500 Grant Rinehart, city recorder, farmers U.8.M.C., emphasized here this we men have left Malheur county to duction basis exhausted our funds said "many of the youngsters you early last spring and with slightly enter the service. ek to the American home front. want you can't reach”. funds for this loan year, “A drop of 116.000 persons is ex General Vandegrift, Who comm After a discussion of juvenile de reduced action will have to be taken pected In the number of employed anded landings of Marines on Bou- linquency at the Friday meeting in early persons in Oregon during the six insure assistance.” Nyssa, the group authorized Rev. to FSA borrowers, numbering over months following the end of the gaiyville Island, brought back to M. H. Greenlee, chairman of the 500 in this area, not only increased war. The number employed in Or the United States the first factual, Nyssa community committee, to their war food eye-witness message of the battle for the egon Is 330,000". appoint a committee to make fur second consecutive production year from 10 to Mr. Aiken explained how the na for Japan’s biggest island of the ther study of the problem, and over 30 per cent, but shattered all tional debt can be carried and paid Solomons Group. make a report to the general com repayment records by meeting over if the income of the people is ma “It is teamwork that is winning mittee. Rev. Greenlee has not app 90 in the South Pacific . . teamwork per cent of all maturities due, intained at the present level. ointed the committee. even though many loans run up to "The state is in good financial among the Army, Navy and Marin C H U R C H PEOPLE five years, Williams reported. Ad condition for the post-war effort”, es and teamwork among air, sur POMONA GRANGE ministrative costs for the entire Mr. Aiken said. “One man could face and ground forces. HOLD CONFERENCE Mrs H. Q. Johnston of Nyssa di run only 4.3 per cent go onto each farm In Oregon to “On the first of November, our TO HOLD MEETING of FSA the program Sunday at 10:30 at her home on total FSA assets. help the labor situation. That wo Marines landed on Empress Aug Dr. C. M. Donaldson of Nampa, ed Second street. She had been The Pomona Grange will meet “Farm security's sole responsib uld be 62,000 men. There will be a usta Bay, Bougainville, supported Vale, Nov. 25—Malheur county district superintendent, and Rev. north poor health for the last few at Harper Saturday, November 21 ility this year is to help boost the tremendous lumber business foll by Navy surface vessels and air un tax receipts up to Thursday noon M. H. Greenlee of Nyssa, conferen in at 10 o'clock for an all-day session. smaller fanner's war food product owing the war. That will take care its. Light opposition from the shore were estimated at well over $300,000 ce secretary of, religious education years. Johntson was born in Ohio The Jnntura Grange win be ass ion, and all FSA labor camps and of a considerable number of men. was rapidly overcome. Our units by Mrs Valeda Thayer, ax deputy of the Methodist church held a Su 75 Mrs ago and came to this sec istant host. programs" have been transferred to The problem can be handled loc pushed into the jungles and est in the court house. There has been nday school training conference for tion years 31 years ago. Mr and Mrs Jo Election of one “grace”, Flora, the office of labor, war food adm ally. Nobody wants another WPA. ablished themselves a beachhead. actually credited on the books of pastors and Sunday school teachers hnston a ranch for seve will be held because of the resig inistration,” said Williams. “A cou If we can cooperate like we did in “As the days went by, the ground the county $209,569.88, but hundreds of the Payette sub-district in Ont ral years operated at Big Bend. nation of Mrs. Perle Davis of Rid- nty FSA committee of four work the war bond drives we can do it”. we held was widened and deepened. of unopened letters would account ario Monday. The deceased is survived by her geview Grange, who has moved to ing farmers help pass on loan ap A committee is working to utilize It was then that the Army moved for the balance. Some of the larg Meetings were held at 3 o'clock husband, and a sister, Lydle Weber Portland. plications and assist the supervis forest waste. Mr. Aiken said. Other in behilnd our forces together with est payments have not yet been in the afternoon and at 7:30 in the of Wauseon, Ohio. credited, Mrs Thayer said, owing evening. Oyster stew was served at Graveside services ors in giving management and ot committees are working on expan Naval troops. were held In Going To Portland— her help to any farmer who can sion of the fishing industry and the ‘‘The Bougainville landing was to the last minute avalanche of 6 o'clock. Represetatives attended the Nyssa cemetery Tuesday after Henry Hartley, superintendent of boost food production. The comm mining Industry. A project Malheur harder than the original fight on payments which swamped the sh from Nyssa, Vale, FYuitand, Pay noon by the Order of the Eastern of the Nyssa schools, will go to itteemen are Fred Burgess. Frank county is particularly Interested In Guadalcanal although not as hard eriff's office force he past few days. ette, and Weiser. Nyssa residents Star, of which Mrs Johnston was a Portland this week-end to attend Morgan. David Mitchell, and Iven is a plan to increase the range for as those of Tulagl and Gavutu Among some of the large pay attending besides Mr. Greenlee member. The services were atten- a meeting of the representatives FTndley. livestock. The highway department Our casuaties were very light on ments are $22,986.89 from the Ore were Miss Azalia Peet, Mr and Mrs, . . . , ___ _ b* ? ^ g e number * King- council of the Oregon State Tea Hours during which applications has a large crew surveying for work Bougainville and extremely light on gon Short Line, $28,015.91 from the L. R. Robbins. Mrs Orover LytleJded man Kolony residents. The Nyssa chers association. Mr. Hartley re are received at the county office to be done immediately after the Choiseul in comparison to the large Union Pacifc; $39,561.27 from the Mrs W. W Paster and Miss Grace Funeral home was In charge of In presents seven eastern Oregon co are from 8 A. M. to 4:30 P.M. every war. If each community has blue amount of damage Inflicted there. Amalgamated Sugar company; $18,- Foster. terment. prints of its projects it will be in “The Bougainville show was stag 227.60 from the Idaho Power com unties on the coucll. day except Sunday. ed by the 1st Marine Amphibious pany. (Continued on page six.) In Nampa— Corps. From the latest reports I Nearly all taxpayers are paying RECLAM ATIONISTS Mr and Mrs E. L. McEwen and have had since I left the scene Ar their taxes in full, this year, Mrs family are spending Thanksgiving PLAN GATHERING my and Navy troops have landed Thayer ^aid, instead of quartely as in Nampa with Mrs U. S. Angell. on Bougainville and are now busily heretofore. By paying In full by Wartime management of reclam engaged in getting themselves firm November 15, taxpayers receive a The Snake River Valley School ation projects will be the chief top ly established there,” he said. 3 per cent rebate. ic at the annual meeting of he Or club, meeting in Fruitland Lieutenant General Vandegrift The tax roll for the current tax Masters egon Reclamation congress, which Practice has been started in the paid last Wednesday night, voted to pl high tribute to New Zealand year is $508,040.08. Present indicat (his year will be held In Salem Nyssa high school for the school’s ers, U. S. Army troops and Marine ions point to a payment of at least ace the matter of deciding the fo November 29, according to announ annual winter sports program. championship of the league Sorps paratroopers, who landed on per cent before the first due otball in the hands of the board of con cements Issued by Arthur S. King, The first event will be a Letter- Treasury and Choiseul Islands, so 60 date, and this figure may run as trol for an early decision. acting secretary and extension soils men's club smoker, which will be utheast of Bougainville, before the high as 75 per cent. specialist at Oregon State college. held In the gymnasium December invasion of that island began. The group also decided that ba Edited by sketball games should be played Dr. W. L. Powers, regular secre 9. Thirty youths. Including 12 let- “The New Zealanders, supported W. G. ROSS NAMED T. CAROL BYBEE tary. who has held the position for termen, are turning out for box- Friday and Saturday nights. A mo (Continued On Page 5) tion was passed, providing that a PILGRIM'S THANKSGIVING GRANGE MASTER more than 20 years. Is still on sp ng practice. The wrestling crew is double round-robin schedule be pl ecial duty for the Venezuelan gov rather small, numbering only six. Camp To Elect— ernment In South America. This Coach John Young said basket The annual election of officers Boulevard Grange No. 389 met ayed for the hoop championship. In the year sixteen twenty Lieutenant Delmer Keck, who has will be the thirty-second annual ball practice started last week with of Nyssa camp. Royal Neighbors of Thursday evening. November 11, Second string games will be agreed The Pilgrims were inspired, To come to this America been serving in the United States meeting of the congress and will 14 candidates for the A squad and America, will be held at the regul and elected the following officers: upon by the schools involved. Wm. G. Ross, master; Orris D. De The matter of a basketball Jam To worship God. as they desired. army for the last two years, has be the first one In two years, as 12 for the B squad. The A squad ar meeting December 7. arborn, overseer; Evelyn Keasling boree was informally discussed by write to his parents, Mr and Mrs the session was omitted In 1942 be hopefuls include only one letter- man. lecturer; Pauline Ross, chaplain; some of the principals and superin Half the Pilgrims passed away A. H. Keck, stating that he is now cause of war conditions. Here From California in North Africa, and is "in the best The program features on wartime The basketball schedule has been Mr and Mrs L. Durham and da Donald Ross, steward; Bobbie Go- tendents. It was suggested that During their first year here; management are being arranged a ranged as follows: of health". ughter of Los Angeles were in Ny odell, assistant steward; Van Mal- one of the five Idaho schools be Of sixteen women, only four were “We have good food here and pl for the special benefit of members Dec. 17—Parma—here • ssa last week visiting at the home tsberger. treasurer; Harriet Sears, eliminated by lot and that the four left. secretary; Leona Huber. Ceres; Jo Oregon schools play the four rem They suffered trials severe. enty of it”. Lieutenant Keck said. of boards of directors, managers, Dec 18—New Plymouth—here of Mr and Mrs Jack Gannon. Ann Maltaberger, Pomona; Marga- aining Idaho schools, each game I have been to a few towns here. and secretaries of the projects. Dec. 30—Adrian—there. ret Magnuson Flora; Mildred And to last for one half. The total Ore- Years then passed. The coloney They are most French and Arabs. Major attention on the program Jan. 7—Ontario—here. Utahns Here— Their towns are dirtier than the will be given to problems develop Jan. 8—Bye Mr and Mrs Derlln Hammond erson, lady assistant steward; Ted gon scores could be compared with grew. wont negro sections. I have seen ing from the labor shortage and Jan. 14—Weiser—there. and two children of Utah were we Hollopeter, gate keeper; Lyle And- the total Idaho scores. The prop Three thousand in their throng. a tittle donkey go in a house where the shortage of materials for con Jan. 15—-Fruit land— here. ek-end guests at the home of Mr erson. Clinton Keasling. John Ma-1 osal will probably be presented to The children learned to laugh and gnuson. executive committee; Della ; the board of control for considers- sing an Arab lived, and all the roosters struction and replacement, as well Jan. 21—Payette—there. and Mrs Gordon Ray. Hoffman. Home Be chairman | tion. as shortage of machinery needed Jan. 22—Emmett—here. Women grew patient, men grew st seem to live with them. The next meeting will be held --------------------- — rong. “The water in this country seems for construction and operation. Fr- Jan. 28—Vale—here. Transferred To Salem— | To Attend Conference— to be very bad. Of course, the arm; ak Morgan of Nyssa is president of Jan. 29—Parma—there • Harry Johannsen has been trans December 9 fixes the water so it is pure and the congress and will preside at Feb. 4—Adrian—here. ferred to Salem from Nyssa by the There will be a Joint Installation. Rev. M H. Oreenlee will leave Then a bounteous harvest came. Feb. 5—New Plymouth—there. the meeting. First National bank of Portland. of county officers sponsored Dec Thanksgiving night for Kansas Ninety Indians brought five deer; good to drink". Feb. 11—Ontario—there. Mr Johannsen. who has been emp ember 18 by state officers when City to attend a national confere Three days they feasted together Feb 12—Bye. LeRoy Ward. Seaman 2nd class, Here From Nampa— loyed In the Nyssa branch bank each member will be permitted to nce on Christian education of the Their hearts were free from fear. Methodist church. He will be away was a week-end guest at the home Mrs Ouy Pairhurt and Mrs Ca Feb. 18—Weiser—here. for the last year, will be succeeded bring a guest. Now today let's give our thanks of his uncle. L. E Newgen, LeRoy mpbell Bear, both of Nampa, spent Feb 19—Fruitland—there. here as pro-assistant cashier by Pomona Grange will meet in Ha from Nyssa for three weeks. To our Father above Ward Wieneke of Nyssa Mr. Joh rper November 27. arrived in New York City recently Tuesday visiting friends in Nyssa. Feb. 25—Payette—here. Visit In Washington— Feb 26—Emmett—there. annsen Is expecting a call from the after six months in the South Pac For the numerous blessing we en Mar. 3—Vale—there. Here From Letha— WIU Mr and Mrs Frank Lawrence lef: joy army. ific He left Tuesday for Palm Sp Mr Higgins and Mrs Harris of Monday for Bremerton, WaShing- For His patience, and His love. rings. California to visit other rel A leadership meeting, to be held the Letha ward high coun'-il were | ton to spend Thanksgiving with Boys Calf — atives and will report in San Fran in Weiser next Sunday, was called Go To Utah— cisco for duty at the end of a 17 by the stake authorities of the LD6 Mr and Mrs Tom Bum Ingham A Nyssa F. F. A member. Law Sunday evening speakers at the (Mr and Mrs Ralph Lawrence and Let's be thankful for the trials days furlough. Ward, who likes the hurch All ward primary officers and daughter. Meric, left Wednes rence Low. has purchased a guem- LD8 chapel. Miss Onlta Deapaln. I family. Mr Lawrence expects to That sometimes come our way. navy, is a gunner on a merchant and teachers are especially urged day morning for Salt Lake City. sey heifer calf from O. A. Miller accompanied by Mrs Lloyd Lewis, ‘all joon for overseas duty with the ‘Don't you know t'wlll make us ship and is anxious to get back to attend the meeting, which «rill Mr Mumingham will attend to of McMinnville. Oregon for his F. sang a vocal solo. "Because of Thy Navy. Mrs Lawrence will return to stronger ¡F. A. project. (Great Bounty”. , Nyssa the first of the week. be opened at 2 o’clock. If we conquore them, today?) into action again. FSA Opens 1944 Loaning Season Strickland Gets State FFA Award Vandergriff Says Japs Losing War Mrs H. Johnston Succumbs Here Taxpayers Pay Taxes In Full Our Boys In T he Service Athletic Events Are Announced Gridiron Winner Will Be Decided POET’S CORNER
