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77ieNYSSA .V Ä S fc . — =& *?<■. forum xxxix JOURNAL LITTLE GIRL RUN STUDENTS Quota For Nyssa Local Businessmen Buy 70 Acres Director And 5 LOCAL Malheur County OVER BY TRACTOR WIN MUSIC HONOR And Adrian Bond Mill Levy Will Potato Acreage Drive $163,250 Of Land For Airport, Industries Be Decided Upon Second In State Carol Cooper, three-year-old dau ghter o f Mr and Mrs Glenn Coop er, was seriously injured Tuesday Several Nyssa young people won recognition in the national piano auditions, Boise section, in Boise Emil Stunz Will Be On ly Name Printed On School Ballot last week. The event, held from Wednesday until Saturday, was sp onsored by the Boise chapter of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Malheur Asked To Take All Of State’s De crease in 1944 when her head was run over by aj tractor. The girl was given treatment in Reasons Given For Pur- MRS LARSON QUITS chasing Fifth War RATIONING BOARD Loan Bonds City To Lease Airstrip; Industrialists Are Interested the clinic and was taken to the The resignation of Mrs R. G. Contrary to the practice in past Malheur county's 1943 record-br Nyssa Nursing home. She was in Purchase of 70 acres o f land kn Larson «a chairman of the war pr eaking potato acreage, estimated at a semi-conscious condition Wed war loan drives the various com ice and rationing board became own as the Whalen property just nesday afternoon. munities in Malheur county have approximately 10.000 acres, account outside the south city limits of N y been assigned quotas for the fifth effective today. Bernard Frost, ch ed for nearly a fifth of Oregon’s ssa has been completed by the N y airman of the gasoline panel, was war loan drive. The total quota total estimated plantings of 53,000 ssa Development company, which selected to succeed Mrs Larson. for the Nyssa-Adrian area is $183.- acres last year, according to County Mr Frost will appoint someone to was recently organized. 250 divided as follows: Series E. succeed himself as a member of the Agent R. E. Brooke. The land was purchased for an The 1943 acreage of Malheur co $80,500, sales to individuals oth gasoline panel. airport and industrial sites. The unty was more than twice the acre Mrs Larson has served as chair The chamber of commerce, at its er than Series E. $21,750. and cor city will lease for an air strip the age o f 4,700 in 1942 and in compar man o f the board since April, 1943. weekly luncheon in the Gate City porations. $61.000. These quotas ed with 5,400 acres in 1941 and 5,- land not sold for industrial sites. cafe Wednesday noon, passed a 200 acres in 1940, according to ex resolution favoring the closing of weer established on the basis of The stockholders of the new com performance in past drives. tension circular No. 432. These fig Nyssa business houses Monday and pany have organized and have el ures are prepared by the Oregon Tuesday, July 3 and 4. The entire quota for Ontario ect the following directors; Ira Ure, State college extension service in Closing of the stores will give amounts to $299,500.00. Vale has A. H. Boydell, J. B. Giezentanner, cooperation with the federal bureau businessmen and their employes a been assigned a quota of $144,250. Mrs. Albert Heldt has been Jesse Thompson and Frank T. M or of agricultural economics. three-day holiday. No opposition to Each community will be credited Based on 1943 estimates, Klamath the resolution was expressed at the with bonds sold through the local named chairman of the women’s gan. The directors in turn elected division of the fifth war loan cam county ranked an easy first in pot meeting. banks and postoffices. It is urged paign In Nyssa, according to Mrs. Mr. Ure president, Mr Boydell. vice ato acreage with 15,000 acres. Foll Merchants pointed out that be that bond buyers purchase their owing Malheur were Clackamas wi cause of the shortage of labor some bonds in their home communities F. L. Olmstead, of Ontario, county president, and Mr. Morgan, secre tary-treasurer. th 3,400, Deschutes with 3,100 and employes will not have an opport so that the credit may be correct chairman. Other community chairmen in Crook and Marlon with about 3000 unity to take a regular vacation. The money for purchase of the ly made. W ith a set-up such as clude Mrs. Maurice L. Judd, Ad each. Because of the need of the cafe this, keen rivalry may develop be land was raised among local busin Brooke estimates that this year's serving meals to lettuce workers, tween the communities invilved. L o rian; Mrs. Roy McNcal, Arock; Mrs. ess men through sale of stock at acreage in Malheur county will be the chamber of commerce will not cal residents are urged by Chair Margaret L. Gless, Homedale; Mrs. approximately 7000 acres, a decrease hold any more luncheons until July man Henry Hartley to make ar Mary H. Myers, McDermitt; Mrs. $50 a share. Violet Skinner, city chairman, Jor The company will sell land in of about 30 percent. rangements to buy their bonds at 5. dan Valley, with Mrs. Sam Ross, Although Oregon’s 1944 produc parcels to persons and firms inter the earliest possible moment. block leader, Mrs. Art Seale and tion objectives call for a decrease Joe Dyer o f Ontario, county ested in erecting Industrial plants. Mrs. Ethel Parks, assisting. in potato acreage o f about 6 percent chairman, said there are five rea Mrs. Heldt said she has contact I t has prospects of four new in this year, Malheur county has been sons why people should buy war ed many organizations in regard to dustries. The new plants will be asked to absorb all o f this decrease bonds. They are as follows: "W ar j the drive, but added that she would located along 1200 foot of railroad o f about 3,000 acres in order to bonds are the best and safest in ! toe glad to hear from any she had boost its acreage of sugar beets, trackage, which runs across one vestment in the world; series E Vale, June 15—Clark Switzer, return you $4 for every $3 in 10 | missed. corn and seed crops. All other cou corner of the property. The women work to raise money nties were asked to hold their acr service man of the Idaho Power years, they help keep prices down, The land for the airport will be eages at about the same levels as company at Vale, was electrocuted they will help win the peace by for hospital equipment. The quota cleared of brush and obstructions on the W. L. Hill farm, four miles increasing the purchasing power is $30,000. last year. Any Individual woman who selLs and perhaps some gravel laid so Idaho's potato production object east of here, when he came In con after the war, and war bonds mean that planes can be landed there. A ives were decreased 9 percent this tact with 12,000 volts and ground, education for children, security 25 E. bonds or more totaling $5000 half-mile runway running east and cash value, and any woman's or- year while the national production on a transformer pole Friday after- j jor yourself and funds for retire- west and a 3-8 mile runway lying ganiation that sells $25,000 worth ment.” goal was increased 3 percent. The noon of last week. northwest to southeast are planned. greatest increases were proposed Mr. Switzer had been called to j j n regard to the drive, Mayor o f E bonds are eligible for hospit al equipment citations. in states having or adjacent to la the Hill farm to repair a transfor-i Herschel Thompson said: mer. The accident was witnessed by rge cities. There will be a feeling of shame Oregon's total potato production his wife, who had accompanied him in this community if we find our AGNES S. MINKE to the farm, and by Mr and Mrs in 1943 is estimated in the Exten selves short of the mark when the JOINS N A V Y UNIT sion circular at 10,355,000 bushels— Hill. Attempts at resuscitation fail Fifth War Loan comes to an end an all-time record for this state. ed. next month. Joining her husband, sister and Mr. Switzer worked in Nyssa as Yields last year were practically the The spring meeting o f the Malh " I am confident we will not per brother in the armed forces, one same as for 1942, but the acreage service man o f the Idaho Power mit that to happen here, especially of the first service combinations eur county council of the Oregon was more than 50 percent greater. company for about a year before when we look around in our homes of its kind in Oregon, Mrs. Agnes Congress of Parents and Teachers The 1943 seasonal average price going to Vale in 1942. Mr. Switzer, and our places of employment and Solfeig Mlnke, route 2, Nyssa. has was held June 3 in the Conklin to producers in Oregon, estimated who had been employed by the Id see the shadows of relatives and enlisted in the WAVES, according .school building in Ontario. at *1.47 a bushel, was unchanged aho Power company for approxim friends who today are in the midst to Recruiting Specialist Rives W al One of the outstanding reports from the previous year, but was ately five years, went to Payette of bloody battle for us. ler, recruiter-in-charge of the of the day was that of Mrs M. L. more than twice the average during from York, Nebraska, where he was “ I cannot emphasize too strongly Baker U. S. navy recruiting sub Judd of Adrian, who recently att the 1935-39 period, the circular po employed by a power company/ that regardless o f the size of the station, which handles W AVES ap ended the state convention of the Survivors are his widow, and th over-subscription of our community plications in this area. ints out. With an average price the Oregon Congress of Parents and same as the previous year, and ree sons. quota, the fifth war loan will be The recruit was formally sworn Teachers in Portland. Mrs Judd Funeral services were held at 2 flat failure for you if you do not into the WAVES by Lieutenant (jg ) stressed the importance of support- marketable supplies the greatest on record, cash income from sales dur pm. Wednesday in the Peterson exceed anything you have done in Lucia Brown, at the WAVES enlist big youth organizations such as 4-H ing the calendar year 1943. estim funeral home in Ontario with Rev the past in war bond buying. ment headquarters, 735 S. W, A l and scouts. This is part of a state ated at $8,862.000, was also the g r M. H. Greenlee of Nyssa officiating "In this invasion hour your son, der street, Portland, which handles wide program to promote the wel eatest on record—23 precent above Mrs Greenlee sang. your brother, your friend—has a enlistment of W AVES in Oregon fare of children. A statement re Interment was in the Payette right to demand that you make and southwestern Washington. She garding the Increase of membership 1942 and 21 percent above the pre vious high of $7,297,000 which occ cemetery. your record contribution to the is the fourth member of her family throughout the nation was of much urred in 1917. success of this war loan. to sign up for a full-time war job. Interest to all present. There are "The slogan, 'Back the Attack. Her husband, John Fred Mlnke, Jr„ now more than three million mem Buy More Than Before’, is not is in the U. S. naval reserve, her bers in the National Congress of BAKER PLANNING merely a catch phrase. It expresses sister. Joan Flllingness, is in the Parents and Teachers and 39,000 of BIG CELEBRATION the cold facts about invasion. Un marines: and her brother, Oliver these reside in Oregon. The Malh less we make the supreme effort A. Fillingness, is In the U. S. army. eur county council has a member The Fourth o f July celebration to do everything humanly possible For nine months, Mrs. Mlnke ship of 197. A welfare fund of $23,450 Is the held annually for many years in Those attending provided a paper either at our work benches or i n . was a clerk-bookkeeper with the Baker, now called Oregon Trail Item that is attracting the most our homes with our sweat, ou r, Sacramento air service command. sack-lunch. Coffee was served by days, will be held again this year attention this year In the county blood and our dollars we hand over McClellan Held, California. She Mrs Will J. Roberts. Mrs Kuhnley budget, whloh has been tentatively for three days, July 2, 3, and 4. our share of the burden to our attended Nyssa high 9ohool. Mrs. and Mrs Otto Dickerson, represent drafted by the budget committee In addition to the rodeo July 3 fighting men. Mlnke is the daughter of Mr. and ing the Conklin and Lindbergh un his furlough at the home of his and 4, a sadle horse sale will be and the county court. ite. "Every war bond you have bought Mrs. O laf Flllingness. Nyssa. The $23,450 Includes $6000 for the held after the first day’s rodeo, an The afternoon session was held parents, Mr and Mrs Ora Chadd. in the past has already played its event that has already brought in handling of child delinquency and In conjunction with the 4-H club part in bringing the war to an BROTHER OF MRS $15,000 for old age assistance. quiries from horsemen from many show. This meeting opened at 2 Joseph Harold Callahan, U. S. earlier end.” sestions. Complimentary to the pro The road fund was increased by YOUNG MISSING o'clock with- group singing led by army, has written to his parents gram will be a saddle horse show, *16.000 Mrs Delbert Scott. A mixed quartet stating that "W e are living on rat which will be held July 2, starting GIRLS AWARDED A total of *192.795.82 Is to be rai First Lieutenant Thomas W. Fish- from Adrian presented two num ions. We can’t get all the good th- it 2 p.m. sed by taxation. The total budget SCHOLARSHIPS bum, brother of Mrs John Young bers. Members of the quartet were The grand parade will be staged calls for $252,901 40 as compared of Nyssa. who is spending the sum Mr and Mrs Anderson, Mrs Patch ngs we use to have to eat, but are Elol.sc Crocker and Mona M itch mer in Portland, is reported “ miss and Mr, Nevln. They were accom not having it too bad. As long as this year as usual on July 4. but to the 1943-44 budget of $216,982 85. there are fish, moose, bear and will follow the children's parade Surplus from last year's bndegt. and ell of the Owyhee Clothing club ing in action” in Europe. panied on he piano by Mrs Nevln. Lieutenant Ftshbum, pilot of a A talk followed by Rob’t D. Lytle such things we won’t go hungry". which starts at 10 am. the same estimated fines, fees and sales of won the 4-H scholarship given by county property amount to $60,105.- the club for outstanding work dur B-17 flying fortress, was reported of Vaie and the meeting closed with day. Ben Jory's famous bucking horses 58, leaving a balance of $192,795.82 ing the last year. missing after a raid over Oermany a style revue presented by members Mr and Mrs A. V Cook received Cuts In the proposed budget In The $12 scholarships were raised May 8 a telephone call from their son, Ll- will be a feature of the rodeo both of th 4-H club euttenant (jg ) of the merchant days, supplemented by the “best- clude reduction of $10,000 in the by the members of the club under Those responsible for the beaut marines from Long Beach, Califor meanest" horses that ranchers or item for care of the poor and $7500 the supervision of their leader, Mrs Rev. Greenlee Return*— iful floral decorations were Mrs farmers may provide to test the from the emergency fund, which Neil Dimmlck and were originally Rev. M. H. Oreenlee was appoint- nia Monday night. Lieutenant Cook, Delbert Scott and Mrs E. A. Heaton. who has been serving in the South oowhands' skill. All other contests will be offset by the newly-formed Intended for the annual 4-H sum ed at the annual conference held Officers elected to serve the co Pacific for a year, expects to come usual to a rodeo will be staged in welfare fund, and $2300 from the mer school. As the summer school In Caldwell last week to lake ch uncil during the following year are addition to mounted drill teams expenses of the assessor’s office. has been cancelled for this year, arge of the Nyssa Methodist church as follows: President. Mrs. Dick home soon on a 30-day furlough. performing. Prizes offered amount The budget will be adopted foll the winners will each be presented for another year. Rev Mark Lloyd Jensen: vice president, Mrs Wesley owing a hearing to be held by the with $12 in war savings stamps for was appointed to the Ontario ch- Blanton; Marine Private Edgar A. Stlner, to $2500 secretary, Mrs Austin Dances on the evenings of July 1. committee and county court June use in attending the summer sch urch and Rev Harold Cowdrlck was I W1111, and treasurer. Mrs J. E. 23, whose wife. Donna, lives on Ro 22 . 3 and 4 at the junior high schoo. ool in 1945 re-appointed to the Vale church.! Brumback ute 2, Nyssa. has been graduated The conference was well attended. from the marine corps mortar gun gym, will provide after-show en Attends Meeting— All reports showed fine advances nery school at Camp Elliott, near tertainment, and the pioneer picnic, Singing Program Planned— A monthly singing program will Idalene Maw, price secretary of made during the year, especially in NYSSA RESIDENTS sand Diego He will now be assign sponsored by the committee, will ed to duty with a combat unit. P r be the noon-day feature of the 4th. be held in the Legion hall from 1 the local war price and rationing world service giving, according to TO GET DEGREES The celebration is sponsored by to 4 p.m. June 18. All denomina board, attended a two- day training Mr Oreenlee. Nyssa members att- ivate Stlner entered the marine Oregon State College. June 15— the Oregon Trail Riders and the tions are invited to participate school held In Boise by the OPA ending the conference were Mrs E. corps last January. Baker county chamber of comm Singers from the Boise Valley con The purpose of the school was to L. Jamison, lay delegate: Mrs W. W Nyssa vicinity Is represented by two vention. which was recently organ train the price secretaries to take Foster, reserve delegate; W W. Fo- members of the 1944 spring gradu- Pvt. Ira C. Sage, former Nyssa erce. ized, will be present. The program over the new program of voluntary | ster, E. L. Jamison. Mr and Mrs etlng class here. They will receive resident who is serving in the amp will include congregational singing compliance among the merchants John Wulf. O. O. Anderson, Mrs their degrees at the 75th annual hibious forces o f the United States, Ta Attend Graduation— Mrs Dick Tensen and grand and special numbers. in the price control program. Horace Crisp, Mrs M H. Oreenlee graduation exercises Saturday, Ju has gone overseas. daughter. Kristin Rinehart, will le ne 17 Both the baccalaureate ser ----------------------- l and Miss Ethel Hemstead Girls Hold Meeting— __________________ vice at 4 o'clock and commencement Norbert Sarazln. radio technician. ave Friday for Corvallis to attend Die* In Hospital— The Olrl Scouts held their meet- Women T o Hew Leverett OoodeU. brother of Mrs at I o'clock will be broadcast over 2nd class, o f the UB. navy is home the graduation of Mrs Tensen'» da The Sunset health unit will sew KOAC. on leave. He will report back to ughter. Louise, from Oregon State Leslie T op llff and Alva OoodeU of ing last week at the home of Bhlr- Graduates from this vicinity are his station at San Francisco June college Saturday Miss Tensen has Nyisa. died In the Holy Rdaary ley Dolan. Two visitors, Sharon at the hall Wednesday, June 21, 21 after visiting his parents. Dr accepted a position as home econ hospital in Ontario Sunday He had Beutler and Carrol Peterson, att beginning at 10 a m. A potluek lu Louise R Tensen. B S. In home and Mrs J J. Sarazln. and other omics teacher at Coming. C alif been In the hospital for the last ended the meeting The girls are nch wlU be aerved at noon. Sew economics and Frances 8. Hopkins, few weeks. studying flowers. ing machines are badly needed ornia. B. 8 in home economics. relatives. The annual school election will and was part of a coast-to-coast be held on Monday, June 19, be movement, in which 12,000 student tween the hours o f 2 and ' p. m. pianists of the nation competed for Emil Stunz, local building achievement honors. Carl Berggren, merchant, has filed a p r well-known pianist-teacher of Min nomination with the cler. >e neapolis, was the judge. district and seems destined te Miss Wilhelmina Hoffman, local no opposition. He seeks th 4 - pianist and teaoher, and member of cancy caused by the declina, on the Boise chapter of the Guild, of B. B. Lienkaemper, veteran announced this week the following school board member, to again Nyssa winners: State winner. Rob seek that office. Mr. Stunz lias ert McDonald: District winner, Eu long '.ten active in community af nice Ann Brady; local winners, fairs and has a daughter attend Harley Duus, Esther Kllnkenberg, ing the local high school. Adrian Kllnkenberg, and Jimmy Coincident with the annual McDonald. school election will be held a T o become a state winner a stud special election wherein the vot-1 ent must playy creditably from me ers will be asked to establish a ' mory a program of 7 selections; post-war building fund. They will district winners play 4 pieces; and be asked to vote a tax of five local winners present 2 or 3 pieces. mills annually for the next five years. This is expected to create a fund o f about $75,000 which will be used, according to present plans, to enlarge the school plant by the addition o f a gymnasium and suf ficient olass rooms to adequately house the school population. The first band concert of the Qualifications of voters vary for season will be held Friday night, the annual and special elections. June 16 at 8:30 p. m „ Director In order to vote for director, an Irshal Davis said. individual must be a citizen of the I f the weather permits, the con state o f Oregon, 21 years of age cert wiil be held in the band and have been a resident of the pavilion at the city hall and if the district for at least 30 days. In weather is stormy the concert will order to vote on the question of be held in the gymnasium. the five mill levy, a voter must Regular rehearsals will be held possess the above qualifications Thursday night each week at 8:30 and, in addition, must possess p. m„ and concerts will be held taxable property in the district as Friday nights at 8:30. shown by the last assessment or Mr. Davis urges anyone who plays not assessed by the sheriff (owner an instrument to play in the ship in a firm or corporation with band. The invitation is not re taxable property in the district is stricted to high school students. acceptable) The band during the summer will be known as the community band and not the high school band. Some 75 ARE ENROLLED of the band members come from IN BIBLE SCHOOL Adrian. Twirling will be staged by the grade school majorettes and the The Nyssa union daily vacation mascots. Bible school opened Monday with "The public is Invited to attend an errolhrie^i *7 beginners. 27 the concerts* Mr. Davis said. "The primaries and 13 juniors and in more who attend the harder the termediates. band members will try to please. An Increase was shown Tuesday You who live in town and plan to with 23 beginners, 35 primaries and enjoy the concerts from your 17 juniors and intermediates en porches are especially urged to rolled. come out so we can see you. ' "The supervisors and teachers are "Remember this: The majority sparing no little time and effort in of the band members come in from preparing material that will make the country twice a week so let the Bible school both Interesting us not let them down. T o make the and highly beneficial” , one of the concerts a success during these leaders said. trying times the cooperation of all will 'be appreciated. Some evening Lions Meet At Night— let us have a social o f some sort T h e Nyssa Lions club will meet sponsored by some organization.” Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the Gate City cafe instead of at noon. The club will hold a ladies night FREDDIE GREGG program In the Methodist church MISSING IN W A R the evening o f June 26. Mrs Louise Gregg of the Owyhee Goes To Bremerton— section has received a telegram fr Mrs Frank Lawrence, who has om the war department stating that been employed in the local war pr her husband, Freddie Gregg, is ice and rationing office, has gone missing in action. to Bremerton, Washington to sp Gregg has been serving in the end the summer. Pacific area. Chamber Favors 3-Day Closing Mrs Heldt New Bond Chairman First Concert To Be Held Fri. Our Boys In The Service Kingman. Arizona-Recent grad uate of the Kingman army air field flexible gunnery school, situated a few miles outside of Kingman, Arizona, was James K. Chadd, son of M r and Mrs Ira Chadd of Nyssa Oregon. Pic. Chadd entered the army at Vale, Oregon July 30, 1943. He att ended Nyssa union high school. As a student gunner at the King- man school Chadd went through a ground school course in which he was taught the principal» of ballis tics. sighting, turret maintenance, range estimation and aircraft mac hlne guns. Following a protracted course on the gunnery range, where he shot the 22 rifle, shot-gun and calibre 30 and 50 machine guns, he was given two weeks of air firing before being presented with his gunnery wings. P fc James K Chadd of Kingman army air field. Arizona is enjoying # Clark Switzer Is Electrocuted County Council * Of PTA Meets Welfare Fund Is Put In Budget % * V $ ■ 1 f
