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V w V , ,7', osy- raeNYSSA volume m ix , Nyssa Vicinity W ar Bond Sales R eacM 80,769 'NÒ. 3 J. ATKESON WINS FLYING CROSS, 4 OTHER CITATIONS Technical Sergeant James B. At- j keson of Nyssa, who Is serving with United States air forces in Eng 71 Per Cent Of Malheur the land, has been awarded the dist County Quota Reported inguished flying cross, three oak clusters and an air medal. Raised Sergeant Atkeson, who is first Joe P. Dyer of Ontario, Malheur engineer gunner on a B-26 bomber, county war finance chairman, ann has been In the air forces for five ounced yesterday that war bond years. He has been overseas about sales In the 4th war loan campaign a year. Atkeson's parents, Mr and Mrs as of Tuesday In Nyssa and vicin A. L. Atkeson, have not learned ity amounted to $80,769 50. The Nyssa sales were divided as why their son has received the five follows: First National bank, 879.- awards. 682, and post office, $1087.50. Sales In other towns In the county were listed as follows: Ontario--United State.; National bank. $214211.25, and post office, $5831.25: Vale— Bank, $62,420.50, and post office, $1575, and Jordan Valley post off Mrs J. C. Smith of Nyssa died ice, $2193.75. at her home at 1:30 a.m. Monday Total sales In the county were from the effects of a heart attack. $367,001.25 and the total E bond She became ill about 9 p.m. Sunday. sales were $213,418.75. The total of Ollle B. Dunham was born In all sales was 71 per cent of the co Kansas 59 years ago and came to unty’s quota of $513,600. The E Nyssa In 1936. She was a member bond sales were 76 per cent of the of the Christian church. E bond quota. As the government Survivors are her husband, J. C. desires to sell as many E bonds to Smith of Nyssa; a daughter, Mrs Individuals as possible, Mr. Dyer Jack Fields of Phillips, Texas; two said the proportion In this county sons, T-5 Roy L. Smith, stationed is almost perfect. with the army at Nashville, Tenn Mr. Dyer also said that Malh essee and Howard C. Smith of Ny eur county Is considerably anead ssa; a sister, Mrs F. R. Smith of of many counties in the state so Tulsa, Oklahoma, and three brot that he hopes the campaign can hers, Roy, Ray and Ralph Dunham. be closed In the county next Tues Funeral services will be held at day. 2 p.m. Sunday in the Christian The Nyssa campaign was featur church In Nyssa with Rev. Beam ed last week by a Farmers day ob officiating. Interment will be in the served at the First National bank Rosedale Memorial cemetery In Saturday afternoon. The bank was Payette. The body is in the Nyssa kept open In the afternoon for the Funeral home. convenience o f farmers, who bought $12.600 worth of bonds. A photo grapher took pictures of the group. Thousands of dollars worth of | bonds have been sold by organiz ations In Nyssa. Reports given We dnesday by Ward Wleneke of the First National bank and Mrs John Funeral services were held Sun Young of the women’s division of day afternoon for Frank Rogers of the 4th war loan organization re Nyssa, who died of heart trouble vealed the following figures: Home last week. Rev. M. H. Greenlee of Economics club of the Oregon Trail the Methodist church officiated. Orange, $10,650; Royal Neighbors Interment was in the Nyssa ceme of America, $75: American Legion, tery with the Nyssa Funeral home $750; VFW, »5250; Eagles lodge, In charge. $393.75; Lions club. $2593.75: Bus Mr. Rogers was bom February 13, iness Women’s club, $3956.25; Am 1902 in Osborne county, Kansas. He erican Legion auxiliary, $1044; LD6 engaged in farming most of his life. Relief society $2662.50, and St. Pa Mr. Rogers worked in the shipyards ul’s guild, »5S2.50. in Portland and at the sugar fact Any organization that receives ory in Nyssa after coming west fr credit for bond sales through the om kansas in 1939. He was married columns of the Gate City Journal January 1, 1924 in Covert, Kansas must specify to bank officials when to Charity Fern Ivle. Survivors are his widow, two da the bonds are purchased that they are to be credited to a certain or ughters, Mrs William Weeks of Ny ganization. Unless the bankers are ssa and Wanda Faye Rogers of given definite Instructions relative Nyssa; his mother, Mrs Rose Rog to credit they can not keep an acc ers of Orants Pass, and four sis ters and one brother. urate record of the group sales. JOURNAL lea- ÑY¿SA; OREGON, TH U R SD A Y'FE BR U A RY~:ri94T $2.00 PER W X R Boy Scouts To Home Talent To Harold G. Olson Give Program Be Displayed At Dies In Calif. Troop No. 58, Boy Scouts of Am W ar Bond Show Pvt. Harold G. Olson of Nyssa WAR BOND DANCE WILL BE GIVEN HERE SATURDAY Bulldogs Lose To Vale; Defeat Parma Hoopmen A war bond dance will be held erica, with Leo Child as scoutmas who was stationed with the anny in the school gymnasium in Ny.v ter will give a program in the LDS | ‘‘Bathing beauties” And at Hammer field, Fresno, Califor Saturday night, February 5, begin Nyssa Will Play Adrian nia, died unexpectedly there, acc ning at 9 o'clock for the purpose o. chapel February 6 at 7:30 pm . in j “ Chorus Girls” To Ap In Nyssa Gymnasium observance of National Boy Scout ording to Information received by promoting the sale of bonds. pear In Gym. Friday Night week. Admission will be gained by pur his parents, Mr and Mrs Torvald The program will be featured by In addition to the burlesqule nu Olson of Nyssa route 2, Tuesday. chase of a bond at the door or pr The Nyssa Bulldogs gave their a pageant, "Outdoor Camping". A oof that the person attending has mbers to be presented by business Death Is said to have resulted purchased a war bond since Janu poorest performance or the season court of honor 111 be held in con nection with the program. Several men at the home talent show in from natural causes while Olson ary 3 of this year. A receipt or a last Friday night, when they lost musical numbers will be presented. the high school gymnasium Wed was driving an automobile. The bond will be considered sufficient a league contest to the Vale basket ball team by a score of 36 to 25. nesday night, February 9 at 8 o'cl The public is Invited to attend. parents could not be reached yest proof. One bond will admit one The Bulldogs will have an opp Boy Scout week will be observed ock, several “good” numbers will couple. ortunity to redeem themselves next "this year from February 8 to 14, be given, according to Henry Hart erday for detail- about the young The music will be furnished by Inclusive. The Boy Scout movement ley, chairman of the Nyssa war man’s life. Besides his parents, the Savage orchestra, which is do Tuesday night when they meet the Vikings on the Vale floor in a game Private Olson Is survived by a sis was perfected and Incorporated in bond committee, which is sponsor nating its services to the bond dr that will count in the Snake River the United States February 8, 1910 ing the show for the benefit of the ter and a brother, Elmer. ive. Valley league and Malheur county The body will be sent to Nampa, and has grown until now It has a community’s war bond drive. races. The Vale game was to have membership of nearly two million. Although the acts may not be where services and interment will been played March 3. Twelve million boys have belonged good from the standpoint of acting, be held. The date has not been set. Nyssa will play Adrian here Fri to the organization since that time. they should be entertaining, Mr day night and New Plymouth th The scouts will also take subsc Hartley thinks, with the business MARCH OF DIMES ere Saturday night of this week. riptions for bonds during scout we men appearing as bathing beaut The Bulldogs easily defeated Pa ies, chorus girls, best dressed wo RESPONSE GOOD ek. Coach Howard Lovejoy's Adrian rma In a non-league game Satur men, dancers, etc. Only failure of The “march or dimes" campaign Antelopes rested from the Snake day night in Parma by a score of the audience to appreciate humor to raise money for the infantile River Valley league competition 34 to 20. Coach John Young used and awkwardness will detract from paralysis fund is progressing nicely the past week to post two easy vic ! all of the 11 players on his squad, the show. in Malheur county, according to tories over the Jordan Valley Mus lih e B squad defeated Parma by Mr. Hartley announced that due Gus Ilch of Vale, county chairman. tangs. 42-21, and 65-15. ! a count of 26 to 10. to the limited seating capacity of Towns that have reported are as In the game with Vale, Nyssa The two games series was sched the Nyssa theater, the home talent Committee members of the wo show will be given in the gymna follows: Beulah. $5; White Settle uled to determine the Malheur. took a four-point lead at the open men’s division of the war bond or sium. He said, however, that J. B. ment, »32.36; Vale, $282.15; West- Harney county entry in the Eastern ing, but the Vikings soon tied the ganization, meeting in the high Glezentanner’s offer to allow use fall. $125.66, and Hope. »56. Dances Oregon class B district basketball score and gained a commanding school building Tuesday night, vot of the theater free of charge was were held at Hope and Westfall tournment to be held in John Day ’ lead that the Bulldogs never over- ed to participate in the home tal deeply appreciated by the commit last Saturday nlghi. February 24, 25 and 26. By virtue 'came. The quarter ended 11 to 7. With the Bulldog play looking ent show to be given February 9 tee. of the double win over Jordan Valley and gave reports on the progress of the Antelopes gained a berth in the rather "fuzzy", Coach Young sent The program will be presented as In Morgan and Moore for Billings the campaign. tournment. follows: Selections by the pep band, Mrs A. Chadwick and Mrs Boyd organized and directed by Irshal Crane Union high school, a Har 1 and Bybee. but Nyssa still lacked Cole will be in charge of the skit Davis; selections, minute maids, ney county class “B ” school, with ] the fire necessary to overcome the to be presented by the women’s directed by Mrs Stella Young; acc- drew from competition for the I Vale lead. Stelnke was still showing the effects of Influenza. organizations. ordian selections, Reed Ray; "Oh A decision of "Involuntary suit" Malheur hartley tournament be Early in the third period, H. Three Ontario won\en, Mrs Fred Where, Oh Where has My Little cause of a chicken pox epidemic in was rendered by Judge Robert D. Wilson and Stelnke brought the Olmstead, county chairman of the Dog Gone” , chorus and pep band, that school. Lytle in circuit court In the case women’s division, Mrs Dorsey Scr singing and dancing act directed The two game series with Jordan Nyssa team to life with field goals of S. P. Bybee against the On- oggins and Mrs Walter Thompson by Irshal Davis; selections, bus valley offered little competition to that made the score 23 to 18. Nyssa tario-Nyssa Water district in Vale attended the meeting. Mrs John iness women’s duo; best dressed the Antelope squad. Handicapped was missing lots of shots, but Mo last week. ore finally rolled one in and H. Young is Nyssa chairman. woman contest; selections, male The court ruled In the jury case by a small squad and lack of ga Wilson made the score 23 to 22 on Mrs Cole, chairman of the war quartet: square dance, called by mes. the Mustangs were unable to that the plaintiff failed to prove a push shot. bond corsage committee, reported Leon Christensen, music by Twila that the responsibility rested o n 1 hit consistently. In the Tuesday In the last few minutes of play that $107 worth of corsages, made Crawford and Dick Schlreman; skit, night game at Jordan valley, Coach the water district and not on the both teams speeded up. Vale Incr by various groups, had been sold women's organizations; Shakesp Lovejoy used a mixed squad of United States and dismissed the by the minute maids. Antelopes to stack up the 42-21 vic eased Its lead to seven points on earean drama, Bob Thompson; mo Jury. field goals by Nesary, Edwin and untain music, Mrs Laura McBain. The case involved a ten-acre1 tory. Fisk. Vale closed the game with a Mrs Bernice Fisher and Mrs Verna suger beet field belonging to By- j The Saturday night game at Ad FARMERS CLASSES rush of field goals and foul conver Beutler; personal appearance of his bee, 3t4 miles southwest of Nyssa, rian as featured by a scoreless first sions. STARTING TODAY honor Mayor Herschel Thompson; which was allegedly seriously half for the Mustangs with a mixed The starting lineups were as squad of Antelopes scoring at will. A farm machinery repair class hog calling contest; bathing beauty damaged by a break in the Ontar- Jewell Wilson, Adrian center, had follows: Vale--Erwin, Hammack, contest; “God Bless America", min io-Nyssa canal (the old shoestring will be held in the Adrian agricul ute maids and Henry Hartley, d ir -! ditch) on May 11, 1941. The break a field day and made 24 points. Fisk. Erstrom and Nesary; Nyssa— ture shop starting tonight. During the last half, Richard, Bybee, Wilson. Billings, Stelnke ected by Mrs Stella Young; finale. occurred at a point where a con Classes will meet each evening Mustang forward, put his team on and D. Wilson. R. G. Whitaker will be master of crete headgate structure had been from Monday through Friday from The Vale B squad overwhelmed the score board with three long sh ceremonies. constructed during the preceding 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Ed Underdahl, the Nyssa B’s by a count of 30 to 17. ots. Businessmen will appear in the winter. The back fill around the Adrian blacksmith, will be avail In a preliminary game the baby The players were Vale—Purdue, able to help farmers with their pr show as follows: Bathing beauties— structure gave way under the Antelopes defeated Roswells fresh- Winder, Warthen, Ceniga, Sappe, Klaas Tensen, Alva Goodell, John pressure of the water in the canal oblems. Verstran and Beack; Nyasa—Bybee, soph team, 54-10. Young, Frank Morgan, Grant allowing the water to run wild, Only 12 meetings will be held so Root, Weeks, Bellon, Toombs. Sak- Lewis, Ernest Wilson, Bernard Fr spreading dirt and debris over the that everyone Is urged to start work amota, Cleaver and Church. ost, Ira Ure, Howard Lovejoy, Dale ADRIAN CAMPAIGN field below the break. on their repairing early so as to The United States government finish it before the close of the Garrison, George Daley, A1 Chad wick, S. W. Abersold, and Roy Dar- with the CCC forces had taken IS PROGRESSING classes. nes. over the rehabilitation of the old The Adrian fourth war loan dr Chorus line and dance—Sid Bur- canal for the Ontario-Nyssa Water ive is progressing satisfactorily, ac FOOD AUCTION bidge, William Schlreman, Oeorge district, but the work, which was cording to Dennis Patch, chairman ltchell, Dr. J. J. Sarazin. Dennis completed during the winter of in that community. the man. Opened my door and TO AID DRIVE Patch, Bernard Eastman, Aden W i 1940-41, had not been formally ac The largest returns were report when I handed It back to him we lson, Ed Pruyn, Larry Brown. Olea At the regular Eagles lodge dance cepted by the water district, nor ed by Mrs M. L. Judd of the Newell both spoke each other’s name. It Saturday night, Claude Willson Billings and A1 Thompson. was any written agreement a- heights district, who has turned in Edited by was Roy Holly”. announced a bond drive cooked Hog calling—Various kinds of do "Ray Holly U stationed about food auction for the first February ctors, E. D. Norcott, J. R. Cundall. vallable In evidence of which a- $14,200 worth of bonds. Mrs Judd is T. CAROL BYBEE 100 miles from me. but will prob dance, which will be held February L. A. Maulding. J. C. Bowman and gency was responsible for the dam assisted by Carl Hill and Dwayne Anderson in soliciting the district. “ I’M just an old woman" she th ably be up my may and I down hU 12. Auctioneer Bill Lane will sell "Doc Marshall and also Oeorge Sal ages caused by this incident. George de Haven has reported ought to herself. He told me where "Hoot" U and pies, cakes and salads or whatever lee $2200 worth of bonds sold in Ad As she watched the young folks I'm going there tomorrow on a trip the Eagle ladies will furnish for MAJOR RANK WON Best dressed woman contest—Ver rian. pass by. so will look him up. I have my pl the highest bid in war bonds for non Parker, Jess Thompson, Ward BY DAYLE BLAKE She was a bit stooped, her hair ane loaded and am going to get off the 4th big drive. Wleneke, Roy Holmes, A1 Kuehn. thin and grey; early Just to see him for a while. Dayle Blake, son of Mrs Leland TONY MAROSTICA Howard Hatch, Bert Adams, Klaos Without knowing, she heeved a Si Sure is good to see people from ho Ricks of Nyssa. has been promoted WOUNDED IN WAR V. Powell Charles Ninemlre, Dude me. I started up to see Sharf and NYSSA RESIDENTS kh Parker. S P Bybee. V. L. Kessler to the rank of major In the Unit Ed Dalton a couple of days ago. but VIEW LAUNCHING ed States air forces. and Emil Stunz. Mr and Mrs Tony Marostlca have She looked at her shoes, run down the weather was bad. Major Blake, who has served in received word that their son, Ser at the heels. Square dance— Harry Miner, Cl Mr and Mrs Earl Gary and Mr aude Willson. R. O. Larson, Burn- the army for four years, has been geant Louie B. Marostlca. has been Her hands were red. rough, and "As you would expect, the people Elmer E. Olson, A.M. 2-c, son of over here are quite poor right now. and Mrs Dwight Seward and daug all Brown. John Hamilton, Calvin overseas for one year. He was tran seriously wounded In action in It dry. Mr and Mrs Torvald Olson, has None of the fine clothes, automo- hter, Shirley Mae. have returned Wilson. Kenneth Cottle and Dave sferred from England to North A f aly. Then the scene around her swam rica and then to Italy. He lived in been transferred from Seattle to ! biles, good restaurants and food. from Portland, here they attended Mitchell. Sergeant Marostlca was wounded In tears, the launching of a liberty ship. ! Their styles are much the same as North Bend, Oregon for further Mr. Hartley emphasized that ad Nyssa for a short time. January 7. Details of the action As she lifted her eyes t'ward the The Nyssa residents attended the mission to the show will ge gained I ours, both In mens and women’s naval training. that caused him to be wounded we sky. clothes. Barbers do the best bus- launching of the Abigail S. Dunl- by “E" bonds only. Each person re not learned. NYSSA FFA UNIT Her ears caught a message, a whir Jess Harlson, 2-c Is at Port ' Iness in town. A shave now Is 15 ay, named after a sister of Harvey attending must have a bond made of huge wings. W. Scott, pioneer editor of the CONTEST WINNER lire, equal to 15 cents. There are Blakeley. Seattle. out in his name since January 3 COUNTY POULTRY Her eyes obeyed the command. j lots of children running around Oregonian. The ship, the 320th or a receipt therefor. ’Could It be John, my "gunner” The Nyssa Future Farmers won liberty to slide down the Oregon and I suppose it is due to the con WINNER SELECTED Sergeant Glen Ulrey is still In John the Malheur county parliamentary Australia, where he is an army dition the country is In that they ways, was sponsored by Mrs George NYSSA BALED HAY contest over the Adrian and Ont Judged the outstanding poultry Who went out at his pilot's com cook. HU parents recently received do quite a bit of begging. They, A. Howard. Two grandchildren of ario chapters last Friday. club members in 25 Oregon count mand?” don't seem to mind the cold In the1 Mrs Duniway. Robert E. Dunlway SENT TO TACOMA a letter from him. All of the contestants were well ies. that number of boys and girls Three other sons she had given too. and Margaret Dunlway. were hon least. "The men are in tents, but the ored guests. Baling crews are baling hay on versed in parliamentary procedure have been given a year's subscript “One, was a hero” They’d said. Pfc Don Smith Is in the medical Mrs Dunlway. who came to Ore numerous farms In the valley for so that the contest was close. The ion to the American Poultry Jour One went down on the African sh flying officers are all going to stay corps at Vancouver. Washington. in town We have a five room ap gon with her parents when she was shipment to coast dairies and else Nyssa team consisted of Don Bis nal by the editor, announces H. C. are. Charles B. Short, formerly of Ny artment for 10 of us. It will be wo a small girl, published a newspaper where. W. W. Felthouse of Tacoma hop, Kenneth Waud, Merlldean Seymour, state club leader Among One a prisoner, better off dead. ssa, has completed the course of tr rse than a dorm. Life won’t be qu for 15 years, wrote four books and rented the Wilson building from Robbins. Keith Blackburn and Ja those receiving it Is Verla McDer mott, Nyssa. led the successful flight for women’s Jesse Thompson and Is operating mes Smiley She stood by the bank to buy a aining in the aviation ordnanceman iet much of the time". suffrage In Oregon. a dining room for his baling crew. BOND school at the naval air technical Harlingen Army Air Field. Texas While in Portland Mr and Mrs Tacoma Seed and Feed Is buying With what little she managed to training center, MemphU. Tenne Mr and Mrs Tom Bean of Van save; —Another class of aerial trigger- Seward visited her sister and bro- baled hay here. Lem Wilson Jr. 1« Fifty-four dollars was netted on ssee men to guard army air forces’ bom ther-ln-law, Mr and Mrs Emery operating a baling outfit. The hay the president’s birthday ball given couver. Washington visited at the So other mothers could claim their Lieutenant William Kurtz of ro bers was graduated this week from Rathbum. Mr and Mrs Gray visited is trucked Into town and shipped at Adrian Saturday night under home of Mr and Mrs Ward Wlen boys. the auspices of the American Leg eke Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs And not suffer an unknown grave. ute 1. Nyssa. has written to his pa the Harlingen army air field, aer Mr and Mrs George Taylor, form by rail to the coast. ion. The money was sent to Out Bean is a sister of Mrs Wleneke. rents, Mr and Mrs M. L. Kurtz tell ial gunnery school of the AAF tr erly of Ontario. Mr Morrison, pre Her heart was pounding deep in Ilch of Vale, county chairman, by ing of meeting Roy Warren and aining command, and among the sident of Hancock products obtain Father Succumbs— side. qualified "Sharpshooters of the ed passes for them to witness the City Recorder Orant Rinehart Olenwood Pounds. Adrian comm Ray Holly of Adrian In Italy The Amalgamated Sugar comp Her features transformed to youth. was called to Enterprise because of ittee chairman “ I was checking In at operations Sky” was Pfc Conley E. Ward, son ship launching. any Is shipping fat steers every For this Is Ood’s country, yours of Mr and Mrs Earl D WArd of the death of his father. Fred Rine the other night". Kurtz said, "wh Attend Meetings— Friday to the Carsten Packing co and mine hart. who died In the Wallowa Nyssa. en who should walk In but Roy Rev and*Mrs M H Greenlee and mpany of Tacoma Four carloads Where we're FREE to speak the hospital Saturday morning of pn Along with his diploma he rec Mrs Carrie Vlbbert and son. Ja Warren. We had supper together truth. ao had a long visit. Then I went eived a pair of aerial gunner’a wi mes. arrived Sunday form Oateway. eumonia Mr Rinehart, who was Miss Azalia Peet of the Methodist are expected to be shipped this we Yes, she seemed old. and a little up to my room and had another ngs and a promotion In grade at Oregon to visit Mrs Anna Larson about 70 years old. visited In Nyssa church left Monday for Prairie City ek. exercises held here of the Owyhee disthlct. who la ser several times. Besides Orant Rine and Bates, where Mr. Oreenlee is Mt stooped surprise. Nick had the key to his brief Her step was not very spry. room and I was using It that night After a delay IB mute to visit rel iously ill at the home of Mr and hart, he Is survived by his widow: conducting a teachers training sch- Guest' II ao hod to borrow one I asked a atives. he will >oin an aerial combat Mrs Robert Rice, and Mrs Larson’s a daughter. M o Howard Moore ool Miss Peet was the speaker atj Mr and Mrs W W Howell of "But I'de do It all over again.” she Harlingen great grandmother. Lanna Delene of Baker, and a son. Allen, who Is the Tuesday meeting. The party Boise were guests of Mr and Mrs ■aid warrant officer If I might use his team, unless serving In the United States navy expects to return home this week 1 Oeorge Mitchell over the week-end. With a new sparkle in her eye. Rice I took It knowing I should know to serve as a gunnery Instructor. Mrs J. C. Smith Succumbs Here Adrian Entering ” B” Tournament Women Report On Bond Drive Jury Dismissed In By bee Case Frank Rogers Funeral Held POET’S CORNER Our Boys In The Service FOUR SONS-AND A BOND Jt.M Paralysis Money Raised— Here From Vanroaver— Shipping Fat Visit At Owyhee— graduation retained at % 3a- ne- lat- enf ep- th> ghc ib- ger ld- re- by he lia 'as le- he ad or •d. no es is IK al I- I- ie 11 Is y ;t i
