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JOURNAL
r&eNYSSA
VOLUME XXXIX,
Nyssa Tax Levy
Shows Increase
Over 43-44 Levy
NO. 41.
NYSSA MEN ARE
TAKEN BY SERVICE
NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 1944
Hartley Favors
Prison Escapee Ali Candidates
School Measure
Dies In Holland For City Office
Corporal V. G. Pierce, Jr., broth­
Will Seek Posts Henry Hartley, superintendent of
Several Nyssa residents were am­
ong the Malheur county men re­
porting for induction into the arm- er of Mrs Otha Woodward of Nyssa.
the Nyssa schools, speaking at the
County, City And School ed services October 20
was killed in action in Holland Men Nominated At Cau­ weekly chamber of commerce lun­
cheon Wednesday noon, urged pass­
The men included George Hirai, September 19 while serving with the
cus File Accept­
District Figure Is
age of a proposed constitutional
United States paratroopers
ances
62.22 Mills
uez, Charles O. Scott, Jay Sherman
Corporal Pier-e, who was 21 years
amendment providing for additional
Bybee, Jerold D. Robertson, Fred
All of the candidates for city off­ state support of public schools, wh­
The total tax levy for Nyssa for L. Mull, Harold C. Long and Ken- old, had been overseas for 10 mon-
ttis. He was captured twice in the
ich will be voted on in the Novem­
the 1944-15 tax year, including all lchi K Yasuda. aU of Nyssa; Ed- invasion of France, but escaped ice have filed their acceptances of
their nominations, city employes ber 7 election.
county, city and school district tax ward L. Forshey of Jordan Valley, both times. After being held in a said Wednesday.
The measure would amend the
levies, shows a slight increase over 1 a11 J John R. Chavez and Leslie C, German prison camp for five days,
The candidates were nominated | constitution by adding to article
he escaped unharmed in a break at a caucus held in the city hall VIII a new section to be numbered
the levy for the last year.
| Hay oi Adrian.
for freedom, but his companion was October 4.
, and known as section 6, to read as
The total levy in Nyssa is 62.22
shot.
The candidates are as follows:
follows:
mills, The Ontario levy is 66.82
Pierce was captured again and
"In addition to the income of the
Recorder—Grant Rinehart.
mills and the Vale levy is 79.02
was heid prisoner for two and one-
Oounci.men--R. G. Whitaker, Ber­ common school fund, the legislat­
mills.
ha.f days before he escaped.
nard Frost, George Henneman. Emil ive assembly shall provide a state
The Nyssa city levy is 25 mills,
The youth's home was in Morton, Stunz, A. Chadwick, Albert Heldt fund for support of public element­
the county 14.32 mills and the sch­
and Harry Shelton.
ary and secondary schools. Said st­
With more than half of the time Texas.
ool district 26C levy 22.9 mills. The
Mayor—Herschel Thompson and ate fund shall include all funds de­
for
the
campaign
elapsed,
only
half
T
m
f
62.22 miliare compares to a millage
rived from state taxes, as ¿^>w prov­
Harry Miner.
of slightly more than 59 mills last I °f Nyssa’s quota of $2600 for the I LANES COLLIDE
ided by law, for support' of such
Treasurer-Ward Wieneke.
national
war
fund
had
been
raised
year. The figures for last year were
AT ONTARIO PORT
Four councilmcn will be elected schools and shall be in amount
as follows: County 14.21, city 26.1 Wednesday, according to Miss Effic
November 7. If the city manager sufficient to provide each year not
Ellen Counsil, chairman of the com­
A collision of two airplanes oc­ plan is approved in the city election, less than 45 cents per child per day
and school district 19.8.
curred last Thursday at the Ontario probably two more councilmen will of attendance for the school year
The increase in the school district mittee.
Miss Counsil said that prospects airport.
levy was caused by the five mill levy
be nominated, making a council of immediately preceding, as determ­
Ralph Winebrenner, owner and seven, including the mayor.
voted by the people for post-war of Nyssa reaching its goal by Nove­
ined by the superintendent of pub­
mber
8
are
remote
unless
everyone
iiLatiuctor
of
the
Winebrenner
Fly­
building. Otherwise the school dist-
lic instruction. The power of the
rict levy would have been smaller. iu tlle community contributes to ing Service, and Catherine Stukas.
legislative assembly to levy or im­
The valuation in the city of Nyssa
worthy cause. Solicitations have student, were just preparing to take­
pose any tax for said fund shall
has increased from $593 868 last ot>en completed in the business sec- off on the east-west runway when
not be limited by section 11, article
___ „ to T__
___ _ ______
year
$612,207,
and the ________
assessed tion- but much oi tlie residential the other plane, carrying Earl
XI, Oregon constitution.
valuation in the school district i n - ' £eclion of Nyssa and some of the Howe, instructor for Casey Jones
"The legislative assembly shall
Flying
Service,
and
Patty
Kline,
creased from $2,601,899 to $2,675,622. j rulal areas have not been covered
provide further for the annual dis­
Solicitors are urged to complete student, was landing on the same
Preliminary organization work for
their work and submit their reports runway for the opposite direction. a county veterans agriculture ad­ tribution of said fund; provided,
that until June 30, 1950, $8,000,000
LOCAL GIRL IN
as soon as possible.
Right wings and propellors of visory committee for Malheur co­ thereof shall be applied each year
CHARGE OF HIKE
both ships were badly damaged and unty was completed at a meeting to reduce the property tax levls of
the occupants received minor scrat­ in Ontario on October 23. This was local school districts and thereafter
College Of Idaho Oct. 21 (Special) —
ches and bruises.
a joint meeting with the county the legislative assembly shall det­
Masako Endow of Nyssa is in ch­
Witnesses stated that the wind land use subcommittee.
ermine the amount to be so applied.
arge of refreshments for the bicycle
sock showed no air currents blow­
Plans are under way to provide The amounts distributed from said
hike sponsored today by the Wo­
ing, and no wind "tee” was in use every service possible to returning fund to local school districts shall
men’s Athletic association of the
Funeral services were held Wed- so neit*er pUot couId ** held at veterans interested in becoming not effect the tax base of any such
College of Idaho.
i
ft» „„„n ,t a „ v w t in the fault. . The Civil Aeronautics
Author established in agriculture in this district within the limitation of
. ..
The group left the college at 2 nesday afternoon at 3 o clock in the I ity inspector
called the accident county, according to Glen Hutch­
o'clock and returned at 5:30. They Owyhee schoolhouse for Mrs O. R. negligence on the part of both pilot inson, who was chosen chairman of section 11, article XI, Oregon con­
bicycled to Canyon hill, where they Hite, who died in the Holy Rosary for lack of observation of the field the committee at the meeting. Ot­ stitution", the six per cent limitat­
roasted weiners and sang songs. hospital in Ontario at 12:30 pm. before either landing or taking off. her members include Dean Good­ ion clause.
Mr. Hartley said “the amend­
Sunday of heart trouble.
Fiftteh girls were on the outing.
man of Ontario, P. M. Boals oi ment makes the state responsible
Rev. J. C. Nevin of Adrian off­
Next Friday evening the W.A.A.
Route
2,
Payette,
Pete
Tensen
of
for approximately $13,000.000 or
will hold a Hallowe'en co-ed ball iciated. Interment was in the Owy­
Nyssa, R. H. Wood of Route 3, approximately 55 per cent of the
in Kirkpatrick gymnasium. The aff­ hee cemetery with the Nyssa Fun­
Weiser, Ora Clark of Route 2, Ont- total cost of Oregon common school
air will be a costume party and a eral home in charge.
aiio, and R. E. Brooke, county education, and would bring Oregon
Mrs Hite was born in Nyssa Mar­
prize will be awarded for the most
agent, secretary.
out of the bottomhalf into the upper
ch 20, 1893 and spent all of her life
unusual costume.
The county veterans agricultural
«a this vicinity.
First prize in the State 4-H club advisory committee was appointed third of the states of the nation in
Survivors are her husband; six
foods "demonstration contest by Pete Tensen, chairman of the the matter of state support for
STUDENTS USING
-*■ daughters, Mrs- James Hite of Ny­ dairy
(Continued On Page 2)
was won at Portland by Miss Lots Malheur county agricultural plann­
ssa, Mrs Wesley Anderson of Van­ Jordan of White Settlement, and
EXPERIMENT FARM
ing
committee,
in
accordance
with
couver. Washington, Mrs Clifford the blue ribbon in the style revue
a national program of the war food BAILEY ELECTED
Dudley Sitton, superintendent of Fields of Donnelly, Idaho,
j competition was won by Miss Dona
the Malheur experiment station, Gloria Glascock, who is serving in Jacobson of Vale, according to E. M. administration. The committees co­ TO COLLEGE OFFICE
announced that he has available a the WACS in Italy and Lavern and Hauser, county 4-H club supervisor, nsist of farmers, many of whom
class on Individual beef steers for j Lavina of Boise; two sisters, Mrs who accompanied seven contestants are themselves veterans of world College Of Idaho (Special)—Leon
Bailey of Nyssa, a senior at the
judging classes. These animals will i p e . Newbill of Nyssa and Mrs W. from this county to the Pacific ¡war 1.
General functions of the comm- College of Idaho, was selected to
be used by the Smith-Hughes agri­ W. Wimmer of Los Angeles, and International exhibition at Port­
I ittee, it was decided, will be to pro- serve as class vice president. This
culture departments of the high two brothers, J. A. Robertson of land.
| vide available technical information announcement was made last Fri­
schools and also 4-H clubbers for Uniorr and Artie Robertson of Ny­
Other competitions entered by I on agricultural production, market­ day at the regular student body
Judging classes. The Smith-Hughes ssa.
members from Malheur county in­ ing and homemaking in this county, meeting held in Strahom auditor­
department of the Ontario high
cluded a home economics canning as supplied mostly through the ium.
schoool, will visit the station this In Boise—
team composed of Lois Jordan and
week to start basic judging work.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Frost and Nola Caverhill, and a dollar dinner county extension office; to recom- I Other senior class officers are:
mend what constitutes an economic J President, Mary Reynolds of Emm­
This is one of the many uses to family were Boise visitors Friday.
contestant, Miss Arlene Piercy of . farm unit under various local con- ett; secretary, Virginia Milliner of
be made of the experiment station,
Kingman Kolony.
I ditions, and to make a survey of Caldwell, and treasurer, Fern Stev­
and farmers and others in Malheur Go East On Visit—
Livestock exhibitors were Norma
Mrs D. L. McBain of Salem, for- Jean Hill, Jack and Dean Morrow, {local opportunities available to vet­ ens of Kuna.
county will not only have an opp-
erans either to lease or purchase
ortunlty to visit and examine crops mer Nyssa resident, and her daugh- all of Brogan, who exhibited fat
I arms.
while growing and livestock while ter. Miss Gayle McCoy, left Sun- steers, and Mark White of Willow- ' While the committee Itself is oom-
on feed, but can make practical use day for Battle Creek, Michigan to creek who exhibited a pen of four ! posed entirely of farmers, it will •
of the material produced on the visit Lieutenant Oldfield, who is high. Two of the beeves placed 8th seek the cooperation of local com -1
farm and the Information obtained i recovering in a hospital from lnjur- and 10th in the state. All livestock mi I tees of veterans' organizations ^
from experimental work.
I les sustained in France.
was sold at public auction after the represented in this county, and of
The Malheur county AAA officers
transferred to another island. Cor­ show, Malheur County's steers br­ other agricultural service agencies
poral Fred J. Gibson, who has been inging $21.25, $20.00 and $17.75 per prepared to render technical or ot­ urge that performance reports for
in Italy and France for a similar hundred, respectively, and the por­ her special services. It is hoped conservation program practices for
period, has also been transferred, kers bringing $20.00 per cwt., stated that from 15 to 20 such volunteer 1944 be turned In Immediately.
"We would like as many reports
cooperating advisors will be avail­
his mother, Mrs J. W. Gibson, said. Mr. Hauser.
Miss Jordan’s award from the able to assist in the work outlined. as possible before November 8". the
Bob Eldridge. son of Mr and Mrs dairy products contest was $50. war according to Chairman Hutchinson. officers said. “Please note the foll­
owing: Do not come in to turn In
Tom Eldridge, is here for a week’s bond presented by the Kraft Cheese
your report until practices are all
leave. He is taking navy V-12 train­ company.
VALE
MAN
LOSES
completed. Receipts or other evid­
Other exhibits at the fair from
ing at Boulder. Colorado.
MONEY,
GETS
BRIDE
ence for material and labor used in
Malheur county included outstand­
According
to
an
Associated
Press
,:r -
I Corp. Raymond Larson, son of ing entries from the county fair in dispatch Pfc. Kenneth Willoughby certain practices must be presented
I Mr and Mrs R. G. Larson, is home clothing, canning and home-making and Miss Helen Lindquist of Vale at the time that you turn in your
performance report. In reporting
on a visit. He will leave November1 articles. All exhibits were prize
applied for a marriage license at
1 1 to return to Camp Cooke, Calif­ winners from their respective coun­ Oklahoma City, Okla. but when it harvesting of hay seed please have
your receipt for poundage and pur­
ornia. His sister, Barbara Larson, ty fairs.
The livestock exhibits were held came time to pay the $2 fee, the ity test. If your practices are com­
a student at Corvallis, will arrive
soldier
discovered
he
had
lost
his
pleted it is passible for you to sign
at the Pacific International ground
to visit him over the week-end.
Roswell Army Air Field. Roswell, j
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and the boys were quartered in the wallet containing $200. The sym­ an application for payment at the
pathetic
clerk
offered
to
pay
for
the
N. M.. Oct. 20.—Second Lieutenant j Mr and Mrs Forrest Sayers of Livestock exchange building, while license and the judge offered to time you turn in your performance
Joseph E. Wheeler is now a student Lincoln Heights have received word the home ec. displays were exhibited perform the ceremony free of ch­ report”.
The dairy feed subsidy payment
in the four-engine pilot school at from their son, Pvt- Martin Sayer in the Meier & Frank department arge.
will be made beginning November 1
, stating he has arrived safely at store, and the girls' reservations
this army air training command
^
camp ^ Maryl;md
’or the months of September and
were in the Imperial hotel.
Return To Baker—
November. The rate for payment is
station. He received his pilot wings
Mr
and
Mrs
Nick
Leuck
returned
70 cents a hundred pounds for wh­
Pfc. Roscoe Bra no m has written Return To California—
last August at Williams Field. Ariz.
to
their
home
in
Baker
Tuesday
af­
ile milk and 10 cents a hundred
Mr and Mrs Larry Brown, former
The lieutenant is the son of Mr. his mother that he is now in
ter
visiting
Mrs
Leuck'«
parents,
pounds for butterfat. All statements
Joseph E. Wheeler, box 216, Nys­ Germany The letter was suppos­ Nyssa residents, spent the week-end Mrf and Mrs Tom Johnson.
must be made before December 31.
edly written while he was in a in Nyssa and Frultland visiting fr­
sa, Oregon.
iends and relatives. Mr. Brown is
foxhole.
Rabies Arrive—
serving in the personnel department | Called To Twin Fall»—
Emil G Stunz, apprentice seaman,
Mrs Cora Tomlinson and daugh­
Pour babies were born In the
Mrs. Ethel Ooodell of Lincoln of the merchant marines on Cata­ ter. Claudlne, were called to Twin
who has been attending the Univ­
ersity of Washington under the na­ Heights has received word that lina island. Mr and Mrs Brown left Falls to attend the funeral of Cl- Nyssa Nursing home during the last
val V-12 program for the last eight her son, Leonard Ooodell. has re­ Monday for their home in Avalon. audlne's grandmother, Mrs Mary few days. They are a daughter, Sh­
aron Kay. 8 pounds, 13 ounces, to
months, is spending a week's leave ceived the purple heart for leg
j Tomlinson. The funeral was held Mr and Mrs Ray Drown of Adrian
with his parents Mr and Mrs Emil Injuries received In the European Republican Head Visits—
Wednesday.
October 21: daughter, Joy Helen. 7
Nell Allen of Grants Pass, chair­
Stunz. He will report to Willamette war theater.
pounds. 3 ounces, to Mr and Mrs
man of the republican state central
university October 30 to take train­
Here From Idaho—
Olenn Crowforth of Parma October
Carl Pettet. S 2-c. Is spending a committee; his brother, Pete Allen
ing as a deck candidate under the
Mr and Mrs Leslie Roaksby and
furlough with his parents. Mr and of Orants Pass, and P. J. Gallagher family of Pocatello spent Thursday 19: daughter, Louise Ann. 6 pounds,
V-12 program.
Mrs O. S Pettet in Lincoln Heights. of Ontario visited in Nyssa Sunday and Friday at the Kenneth Pond 5 ounces, to Mr and Mrs Herbert
Sparks of Caldwell October 20, and
Lawrence Cornell, seaman. 2nd He is attending school at Salem, with republican party workers. The home.
son. Melvin Leroy, 7 pounds, 4 ou­
three went to Boise to meet Sena­
class in the navy, has been trans- | Oregon.
nces. to Mr and Mrs Elbert Myers
tor Brewster, who was making cam­ To Return Home—
ferred to Treasure Island.
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Mr and Mrs Cliff Greer and da­ of Nampa October 23.
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Leslie Pennington. 8 1-c, of Par- paign speeches in the west.
ughter will leave Friday for their
Robe rt w Gibson, pharmacist's ragut. arrived by plane in Boise
Mr and Mrs Charles Lueck and
home In Portland. They will stop
mate. 2nd class, who has spent the .Sunday. His wife met him at Boise, VMt In Boise—
Dorothy Merrill and Dorene Bear in Baker to vLsit Mr and Mrs A. V. son of Portland are visiting at
last 10 months on the Russell is- j He will return to Parragut to wait
the home of Mr. Lueck's mother.
spent Tuesday shopping in Boise.
Cook, former Nyasa residents.
lands in the South Pacific, has been | further orders.
J
Nyssa Reaches
Half Of Quota
County Veterans
Group Is Formed
Mrs O. R. Hite Is
Taken By Death
Malheur Girls
Win Ore. Honors
Farm Practices
Reports Wanted
Our Boys In
T h e Service
/
NYSSA RESIDENTS
PROGRAM SUBJECTS
Lions Club To
Give Dance For
Hospital Fund
Mr and Mrs John Wulf of route
2, Nyssa, will be the subjects of a
sketch on the "Good Neighbor"
program of the Blue network Hilarious Numbers Will
November 2.
Be Given At Novem­
The program will be re-broadcast
ber 22 event
by transcription over KIDO Nove­
mber 16.
The Nyssa Lions clu‘, voted at a
At th at time, Mrs Charley Grider, luncheon Monday to hold a Thank­
who submitted the sketch about sgiving dance and celebration the
Mr and Mrs Wulf, will be saluted night of November 22 for the pur­
nationally from Hollywood over the pose of starting a fund for cons­
radio network. Following the broad­ truction of a hospital.
Memoers of the dance committee,
cast an orchid will be dispatched to
Lloyd Lewis, R. O. Whitaker and
Mr and Mrs Wulf.
The letter of Mrs Grider, written Carlos Buchner, outlined prelimin­
ary plans at a meeting held Wed­
to Tom Breneman, reads:
I'd like to tell you about Mr and nesday night.
Mrs John Wulf of Route 2, Nyssa, Tickets to the dance will be sold
Oregon. Yeares ago when Mr and for $1, but persons who want to
Mrs Wulf were struggling to get a pay more may do so. A special att-
start on their farm, they adopted a , [ action will be the re-apperance of
small boy. One night Mr. Wulf ca­ i the Lions club fall fashion show
me home with another small boy. held three years ago. The hilariou­
He was one of six children whose sly popular show with "Iaidy” Ron­
parents had deserted them and ald Whitaker as a super-attraction
who were being parceled out to any­ features good music, dancing and
one who would care for them. Mrs auctions.
The Lions feel that any money
Wulf was quite Indignant.
“Why, John", she said, "You can't available should be spent on a new
split up a family like that!” And building rather than on the present
she sent him right back to town institution, which is Inadequate.
The Lions club is now operating the
after the other five!
So overnight the Wulfs increased Nyssa Nursing home as a commun­
their family by six. The Wulfs have ity project.
said that first winter was a strain
no dishes, no beds, no clothes, and “SPLIT TICKET”
practically no Income. Now the
seven adopted children are grown VOTING POSSIBLE
and a fine credit to the Wulfs and
Registered voters may vote for
the Wulfs are a credit to the com­ either party candidates at the com­
munity.
ing general election, and their vote
is absolutely secret, It was announ­
ced today by Secretary of State
Robert S. Farrell, as election's off­
icer.
Misinformation and misunderst­
andings have caused some confusion
The Nyssa and Adrian high sch­ In the minds of many Oregon vot­
ools will be re-opened Monday after ers, especially newly registered cit­
izens, Farrell said.
a two-week “harvest” vacation.
"Any voter, duly registered in
The schools were closed October
13 to permit the'students to assist Oregon, be he democrat or republi­
in harvesting and marketing crops. can, may vote for candidates of the
Many of the students worked in opposite ticket, either Individually
the fields, some of them on their or as a Whole." he emphasised»
parents’ farms, and a few worked “Split ticket voting Is perfectly per-
missable In the election on Novem­
in the packing sheds.
The students were of considerable ber 7th."
Use of the Australllan ballot met­
assistance in harvesting the crops,
but the labor situation is not crit­ hod of voting assures absolute sec­
ical enough to Justify the schools recy at the polls and registrants
remaining closed for a longer per­ need have no fears that any person
can ever find out how or for whom
iod, according to school officials.
they have voted.
The misunderstandings probably
MRS SELMA HOUSH
are due in part to the fact that in
the primary election, voters must
DIES IN PENDLETON
cast their ballots for those candid­
Mrs Selma Housh. former Nyssa ates of the party in which they are
resident, died In Pendleton this registered. But in the general elect­
ion, there is no such restriction and
week.
Mr and Mrs Housh came to Nyssa the voter may vote for candidates
in 1908 and operated a grocery store of any party.
and meat market here for three
years. Mr. Housh died about 10 In Payette—
Mr and Mrs Herschel Thompson
years ago.
Funeral arrangements were not were Saturday night shoppers in
Payette.
announced here.
Schools To Be
Re-opened Mon.
POETS
CORNER
The things you used to read about,
and often longed to go.
Where the gentle waves steal softly,
upon the glistening sand.
And in your dreams you’re back
In a far and distant land.
Yes, we are the doughboys,
of us you seldom hear,
But the Infantry will be there,
you'll never have to fear.
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA When they Call for us were ready,
and though Its rather tough.
By Pvt. Percy Capper, AB.N. You can bet your life we’re In their
Somewhere In New Oulnea,
pitching, till the Japas have had
where the sun is like a curse.
enough.
Each day is followed by another,
only slightly worse.
Somewhere In New Guinea,
Where the blowing dirt Is thicker, where Americans strong and proud.
than the drifting sand.
We want the world to know It,
Where a soldier boy is dreaming, we shout it ever so loud.
of a lovely distant land.
We'U soon start back to the USA
a prayer within our hearts.
Somewhere In New Ouinea,
We pray our children will never see
where the women are never seen, another war that starts.
Where the sky is always cloudy,
and the Jungle ever green,
8omewhere In New Oulnea,
And where the rain comes tumbling where the natives roam in bands.
down, like a silver sheen,
Where the tropic sun sets quietly,
It takes you back to days gone by, upon the glistening sands.
days of which you dream.
Where the soldier boys are strolling,
upon the road of ruts.
Somewhere In New Ouinea,
You can bet they're only out,
where the mall is always late.
to gather cocoanuts.
Where a Christmas card in April,
Is considered up-to-date.
We're cleaning up this mess,
Where we never have a pay-day. the day's not far away:
so we never have a cent,
It will seem like paradise again,
But when we hit the U 8 A ,
to see our children play,
you can bet we'll get It then.
Yes. we’re going home,
the home we see In dreams
Somewhere In New Oulnea,
We’ve been away from It ao long,
where the nights are made for love we won't know how It seems.
Where the moon Is like a search­
Somewhere In New Oulena.
light. up in heaven above.
where the bugs and lizards play,
It sparkles like a diamond,
Where a hundred-thousand mos­
and through the tropic night,
quitoes, replace the one you slay.
But what a waste of beauty,
Please take me back to Nebraska
when there’s not a gal in sight I
to may family I love so well.
Somewhere In New Oulnea.
R>r • this God forsaken country,
where the palms sway to and fro,« la a substitute for Hell.
Edited by
T. CAROL BYBEE