Nyssa gate city journal., November 02, 1944, Image 1

The NYSSA
VOLUME XXXIX,
NO. 42
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JOURNAL
NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1944
JAIL ESCAPEE IS
Sugar Beets In
Explanation Is
|War Fund Drives 4-II Honor W on
TAKEN IN NYSSA
Nyssa District
Civen Measures In Nyssa, Adrian
By Lois Jordan
Jeff Davis Whitt, who escaped
70 Per Cent Out 'fro m the county jail at Murphy, in The measures that will appear on
Show Progress As a result of having placed first
FRANK HUGHES, HIT
BY CAR IS INJURED
Prank Hughes of Nyssa sustained
fracture of both legs when he was
I Owyhee county, Idaho about two i the November 7 ballot for a vote of
' in the state in the 4-H national struck by an automobile operated
Sugar Company Will Pay weeks ago, was captured by Chief j lhe people were discussed during a A d r i a n H a s $ 4 0 0 T o R a iS C food preparation contest, Lois Jor- by Phillip Klrchgestner of Nyssa on
o f Police Dolan here Tuesday a fte r - j j olum held by a small crowd in the!
And N y S S a H a s B a l - *dan of the White Sett.ement com- Main street last Friday night.
$1,500,UOO To Nyssa
Klrchgestner was en route to his
noon’
| Methodist church last Thursday
a n c e of $ 6 5 0
'munlty, will be awarded a trip to
Growers Nov. 15
Dolan said Whitt, carrying tw o : night. The discussion was led by
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i the National 4-H club congress In work at the sugar factory and
Harvest o f the sugar beets in the saw blades under his belt, served | Henry H. Hartley.
| The national war fund campaigns Chicago the latter part of this mon­ Hughes was walking across Main
Hartley said no group is opp- jn the Nyssa and Adrian districts, th, according to word Just received street near the First street inter­
Nyssa district is about 70 per cent terms in the penitentiary in Texas j
completed. R. G. Larson, district and Arkansas. He also said he was osing the so called bank measure, are progiessing satisfactorily, with ! by E. M. Hauser, county club agent, section when the accident occurred.
Records of county winners in th e ! Hughes was taken to the veterans
an amendment to provide alternat- each area having a few hundred
manager of the Amalgamated Sugar looking for another man when he
various national 4-H contests w ere, hospital in Boise,
took W hitt into custody. The pris­ ive means for securing bank depos- dollars to raise,
company, said Wednesday.
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oner was taken to Murphy Wednes­ itors. He said the proposal has been i The quota of the Adrian district, recently sent to the state club office I
While the yield of beets is not
t _
day by the Owyhee county sheriff. rejected by the people because It is which is not a part of the Nyssa | to be considered in selecting state'
not understood. Since deposits are district, is $1500 and the Nyssa qu- winners, and according to lnforma-
V SSR IvG SldG T ltS
quite as large as during the last
guaranteed by the federal govern- 0ta is $2600.
I tion just released by H. C. Seymour, i
two years, the sugar content is con-
meat there is no point in having j The county campaign will be con- state club leader, Lois Jordan placed V V 1 1 1 R f l f l p i k H i t l i n r
rideiabiy better, so that the total
i'.iig'Vt a
a nrnvisinn
fire*
such
provision in
in th#»
the pnnfihit.i»Mnn
constitution. eluded when the county v-.^^
has reached i 1
first ir»
in the ctato
state ir>
in the
the frwvH
food nvnn.
prep . ’ * A l l A %>V / U t V F A A U A I U 1
return per acre is expected to be
The law as it now stands is discrim­ or exceeded its full budget and aration contest, and Nola Caverhill, j
satisfactory.
Several Nyssa residents won pla-
inatory against state banks as it everyone has been given and opp- also of White Settlement, placed
O 'm pany officials estimate that
!n the blue ribbon class in the vie- ces 1,1 the races held as Part 01
does not affect federal banks.
ortunity to contribute.
they will pay November 15 out o f
"The Last Round-up", sponsored in
The merits of the managerial
Anyone in the Nyssa area who tory garden contest. Lois will receive
[he Nyssa factory $1,500,000 and T o the Editor of The Nyssa Gate
form of county government are not has not been solicited is asked to her trip from Servel, Inc., sponsor Marslng Sunday by the Marsing
out of the Nampa factory $1,000,000 City Journal:
Saddle club.
The anti-prohibition committee involved in the amendment author - 1 leave his money with his block of the food preparation contest,
for beets harvested up to November
Riders of Nampa. Caldwell. Hom-
and
Nola
will
receive
a
$25
war
has
for
the
past
few
weeks
run
izing
a
change
to
the
managerial
leader or with Miss Effie Ellen
1. The $1,500,000 is slightly more
edale, Houston, Ontario and Nyssa
than half o f the total payment to advertLments in local papers opp- form of county government. The Counsil, Nyssa chairman, at Frank bond from Segrs Roebuck, sponsor
were Invited to participate in the
of the victory garden contest.
j csing the Buike bill. I consider amendment gives the legislature the Morgans office.
be made on the 1944 crop.
These national contests are based events and attended the barbecue.
The Nyssa Business Women's club,
Very little field labor has been I these ads misleading, I fail to find right to pass a law allowing the
The Owyhee Riding club of Nyssa
lost and sugar company officials are ! the "joker” in the Burke bill.’ This people of any particular county to sponsoring the campaign here, has on the records o f the individual
had no representative in the bronc
making definite plans to hold en­ 1 so called "Joker” has been thrashed set up a managerial form of county collected $1950, leaving a balance of club members, and include number
of years in club work, number of riding contest, but took places in
ough labor in the area to complete cut in the courts and they held it government. It is thus permissive $550 to be raised.
projects carried, participation ln the other events.
legislation.
Collections
in
the
rest
of
the
not
to
be
the
case.
the harvest.
The Nyssa winners were as foll­
The amendment authorizing an county are believed to be in about club activities and contests, quality
In accordance with the Burke
ows: Lynn Snodgrass, first ln calf-
bill, it seems to me the sale o f fort- Oregon war veterans' fund empow- the same proportion as those of of work and leadership.
BOY TAKES CHECKS
Lois has been in club work five roping; "Doc” Marshall, third in
lfied wines Should by all means be ers the state to incur indebtedness Nyssa.
FROM POSTAL BOX
Adrian has passed the $1100 mark. years and during that time has the stake race; Blackle Gunnell
confined to the state liquor stores not exceeding three per cent of the
where it cannot be so easily obtain­ assessed valuation of all property A partial report from Newell heigh­ completed 19 projects. She has first, and Lynn Snodgrass, third ln
An 11-year-old boy was taken into ed by the youth of our state. Forti­ therein to raise money to be loaned ts by George Schiemer and George participated in most 4-H activities the musical race: Mrs Nlel Dimm-
custody Sunday on a charge of tak­ fied wine is one of the most habit on security of farms and homes to Kaylor shows $215.50 collected, from and contests related to her project lck, third ln the women's musical
ing mail form a mail box in the iorming drinks, and it sends the be acquired by residents who have Adrian by Mrs D. W. Patch $126.78, work, but has specialized in demon­ race; Miss Donna Dimmlck and
Nyssa post office. No formal charge most addicts to our state hospitals marine corps or an auxiliary there­ from the Owyhee by S. D. Bigelow stration contests. In 1941 she was Harold Ftlllngness, first ln the re­
was field by the post office depart­ Should such a beverage be placed of for at least 90 days after Septem- $157, from Wade and Big Bend by on the canning demonstration team scue race; Mr and Mrs Walter Ben­
ment inspector, who arrived here in the grasp of our young genera­ served honorably in the army, navy, Mrs Dyre Roberts $127.50 and the representig Malheur county at the son, third in the necktie race, and
Monday.
tion? As a youth myself, I would her 1, 1940 and before the end of complete report from Sunset valley state fair, and won second there. Blackle Gunnell, first ln the bun­
The mailbox of the Amalgamated like to see the Burke bill become actual hostilities with any of the by Otto W olfe o f $474.86 cash with In 1943, she placed in the blue dle race.
Sugar company was partly open law, and the defeat of some of this Axis powers.
ribbon class in the state in the
$106 pledged.
and when the boy passed by he took juvenile deliquency.
K. I. Peterson and W. E. Ashcraft. national food production contest, REV. M. H. GREENLEE
Sponsors of the measure are ask­
a large envelope containing corres­
W IL L IS E. F R Y ing that bonds be floated in an Adrian chairman, urge every citizen winning at $25 war bond, and last GOING TO KIMBERLY
pondence from the Ogden office of
Route 2, Nyssa, Oregon amount not to exceed three per of the community to give a little . month first in the dairy foods dem
the company, including the salary
cent of the total value of all pro­ more this year "so that we c a n ; onstration at the state contest in
Rev. M. H. Greenlee has resigned
checks of local company executives.
perty in the state. The state would maintain our record of leadership Portland, winning a $50 war bond the pastorage of the Methodist
BURGLARS
ENTER
T h e lad confessed and all of the
in
the
state
of
Oregon.
‘Over
the
awarded
by
K
ra
ft
Cheese
Co.
Lois
also have the right to levy a two
church of Nyssa to accept a similar
checks and correspondence were SERVICE STATION
mill tax, which would be outside the top’ is Adrian's slogan, with the ^ led a canning club and a vegetable position at Kimberly, Idaho. He
recovered.
six per cent limitation to take care hand of mercy and comfort for our 1 garden club this past summer
will also have charge of the church
Between $90 and $100 was taken
Lloyd Lewis, acting postmaster,
boys and our neighbors around the has acted as assistant leader for
of any defaults.
at Hansen.
from
the
Inland
Oil
company
ser­
issued a warning to local residents
several years.
The amendment to authorize leg­ world".
Rev. and Mra Greenlee, who will
to be sure to turn the combination vice station at Sixth and Main st-
This
is
the
first
time
since
club
islative regulation of voting privil­
leave for Kimberly Friday, have
after their boxes are locked. He leets Tuesday night between 7 ege forfeiture is enabling legislat­
work was first started in the coun­
been here since June. 1941. They
said that youngsters have been pull­ o'clock and 8:30.
ty 28 years ago that a club member
ion. Under the present law idiots.
came here from LaOrande.
The
burgler or burglars broke a . . . . .
.
ing open the boxes, which is a fed­
from Malheur county has won a
The change at Kimberly was ma­
and th-
eral offense and must be stopped window in the station and took the I mentally diseased persons
trip to the National 4-H Club con­
de in the middle of the conference
money from the cash register. O p -j°'se who have been ln P,lson can‘
immediately.
gress.
year because of the illness of the
erators of the station closed it at I no^ vote
voting in favor o f the
pastor.
7
o'clock
and
called
the
police
at
measure,
voters
give
the
legislature
Bernard
Frost
of
Nyssa,
Jed
Sh­
Go T o Payette—
Rev. H. J. Oernhardt of Oaks.
8 3 q
| the right to consider the matter ane of Ontario and Joe Buttice of CHANGES MADE IN
Mr and Mrs Truman Chase of
North Dakota, will succeed Mr.
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: and provide for voting by those who Vale have been appointed as chair­ POST OFFICE FEES
Eugene, M r and Mrs D. G. Davis of
Oreenlee in Nyssa. The new pastor
~
are now denied the right.
men in their respective localities for
New Plymouth, Miss Janet Chase Woman Is Burned—
A change in postal rates became and his wife and son, a junior ln
Mrs
Virginia Bybee was badly A bill providing educational aid the sixth war loan drive, which will
and Miss Virgina Davis and Mr and
certain veterans of world war 2 be opened November 20 and run effective November 1, Acting Post­ the high school, have been at Oaks
Mrs Dean Smith and daughter, when a water kettle exploded r e - 1
for the last four years.
Doris, o f Nyssa were guests at the when a watere kettle exploded re- j provides that returning veterans through December 16. according to master Lloyd W. Lewis stated yes­
country club at Payette Tuesday cently. She is recovering satisfact- . may attend school partially at the Joe F. Dyer of Ontario, Malheur terday. Registered mail fees remain­
special delivery fees
expense o f the state. The veterans county chairman of the war finance ed the same
orily.
evening.
raised from two to three cents, and
would be required to do satisfactory committee.
in Nyssa. The two marines, both . work or the state would refuse to
The quota for Malheur county has money ordei fees. Insured mall and
former Nyssa residents, spent 281 pay the cost. The federal G. I. bill not yet been announced by the st- j COD fees dropped,
months in the South Pacific. They 0f rights is somewhat similar. Some ate headquarters, but probably Willi The fees are as follows:
served together in “ boot” camp sh- j pers0ns feel that the veterans sh­ be during the coming week. The
Money order—one cent to $2.50,
Experiments now underway at
ortly after the attack on Pearl har- ouj(j have the privilege o f choosing national quota is $14.000,000.000. 16 cents; $2.51 to $5, eight cents,
the Malheur experiment station
bor and had not seen each other which aid they desire to accept.
Sales o f E bonds will be credited \ $5.01 to $10. 11 cents; $10.01 to $20,
were discussed by Dudley L. Sitton,
since until they came to Nyssa.
The bill proposing a tax on retail to the county quota from November 13 cents; $20.01 to $40. 15 cents;
superintendent of the station, at a
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1, but F. G. and other denomination $10.01 to $60, 18 cents; $60.01 to $80, luncheon of the chamber of comm­
Robert Glass, former Adrian high
bonds will not count in the drive 20 cents and $80.01 to $100. 22 cents. erce Wednesday noon.
school student, is with the U. S.
Insured matl--one cent to $5, 3
until November 20
PTA
COUNCIL
OF
Mr. Sitton said one of the biggest
navy in the Admiralty islands.
Mrs Fred L. Olm-stead, county ch­ cents: $5.01 to $25, 10 cents; $25.01 fields of research at the station is
COUNTY TO MEET
to
$50.
15
cents,
end
$50.01
to
$200,
airman for the ladies’ division, will
the sugar beet. The station men
Corporal Richard Holly of Adrian
The Malheur county_council of B<r“i n * ^ T ln ‘ ‘that c ^ ^ o r g a « ^ ' 25 cents.
has been transferred from Sioux the Oregon Congress o f Parents and
COD—One cent to $2.50, 15 cents feel that “ the sugar beet is here to
ing the various women's clubs,
Falls South Dakota to Mlamia, F l­ Tecahers will hold its annual fall
$22u“to $57 20 cents $5 01 to $25'., ^
and Quite probably the acreage
lodges and other groups.
orida. He writes of the recent storm meeting in the Conklin school bulld-
The croP « ° “ band'
I "M rs Olmstead's efforts and those 30 cents; $25.01 to $50. 40 cents;
In that section, although the dama­ ing in Ontario Saturday, November '
Z m n iT tees'h ive t e n th . »50.01 to $100. 50 cents; $100.01 to
L T * w h ^ h U “return!
ge done around Miami was not as
4
man factor m putting Malheur | 8150. 55 cents, and $150.01 to 8200. [ V g T J t t L
a r f no^ harden
Mr and Mrs Victor R. Marshall great as has had been expected.
The morning session will be op
...
. ,
county over the top in each and 60 cents.
ened at 10 o'clock and the after
have received word that their son,
Special
delivery
fees-u
p
to
two
he
*ol‘
lf
tbe
*
r°
und *» ProPerl>r
every war bond drive to date” , Mr.
Mr and Mrs Dave Mathews have noon session at 2 o’clock. The theme i
pounds, 13 centa for first class, and ferU“ f *
and
and the WPS
Pfc. Jack Marshall, has arrived in
Dyer said.
can be fed'
received word from their son. Carol of the program will be “ Youth in |
“Let all Malheur county citizens 17 cents for other types of mall:
France. Marshall, serving with a radioman 3rd class of U S . navy
When beet pulp Is added to a lf­
the Home, Church, School and
¡do their part for the boys fighting over 2 pounds and up to 10 pounds, alfa and grain ln feeding beef,
seven-man ciew, which operates a
itating he is confined to the hosp­ Community” . Rev. Mark Lloyd of
20
cents
and
25
cents,
and
over
10
i
our
war
and
for
the
sake
of
our
155mm gun, is in the field artillery.
better grains are made at lower
ital with blood poisoning in his Adrian "Youth in the Home” , J. L.
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pounds, 25 cents and 35 cents.
_
' , i great American country .
cost.
Ontario will speak on “ Youth i n 1
oot.
Ralph Williams, seaman 2nd class
Beet tops will be fed at the stat­
the Church”, Mrs Dennis Patch of -
r>TTr>TI G G TH T T
REGISTRATION IN
son of M r and Mrs H. B. Williams,
ion this winter.
r U r 1L& o 1 IL L *
Pvt. Martin Sayers has written Turnbull, superintendent of the On-
is home from Farragut, Idaho on
"W e feel that you are losing part
COUNTY HITS 6419
its parents. Mr and Mrs Forrest1 tarlo schools. "Youth in the School
OUT OF SCHOOL
leave. He Is spending part of his layers, that he would soon leave and Henry Hartley, superintendent
of your pasture If you do not feed
leave with his sister. Mrs J. D. A ll­
Approximately 1400 persons reg- grain at that time", Mr. Sitton said,
or Overseas.
of the Nyssa schools, “ Youth ln the
Sixty students were still out of
en of Nampa.
Community".
high school working in the harvest istered to vote in Malheur county 1 "T h at practice cheapens the grain
Second Lieutenant James Mead-
G irl Scouts. Boy Scouts and co­ fields and the packing sheds W ed­ since the primary election ln M ay.'gulte a bit".
Lieutenant Robert Burrelle, son jws . nephew of Mrs Gordon Ray
unty 4-H club members will exemp­ nesday of this week following a according to H. S. Sackett, county I In discussing Austrian peas, Mr.
of Mrs A L. Fletcher of Nyssa, has and tlie Bybee brothers, is here on lify some of their work, the Ontario two-week "harvest vacation", which clerk.
| Sitton said the demand for pea
gone to Santa Monica. California furlough to visit relatives.
Total registration for the county seed is not so'great now. Peas make
school band will present two num­ ended last week-end.
for re-assignment after a visit with
bers under the direction o f Gail B.
Ninety students remained out of reached 6419 before the registration an exceptionally good green manure
his mother here. Lieutenant and
Mr and Mrs Sherman P. Bybee Harris.
school Monday, but 30 of them re­ closed. Including 3479 republicans,' crop. They decompose readily.
Mrs Burrelle visited in Nyssa and received word that their son. Jay,
Mr. Sitton discussed fertilizers
L. J. Allen, assistant state 4-H turned to class Tuesday. The high 2846 democrats, and 94 of minor
Vale for two weeks.
and showed how barnyard manure
who is stationed at Fort Douglas. club leader, of Corvallis, will talk school enrollment Is approximately parties.
Lieutenant and Mrs Burrelle were Utah, has passed his paratrooper on 4-H club work.
The county clerk reports that 375 actually Increases income through
225.
taken to Eugene by automobile by examination. He will be stationed
Coffee will be served during the
About half of the absentees are ballots have been mailed out to ser­ greater production.
vice men and women and that 150
The station operators are also
M r and Mrs Fletcher last week. Mr in “boot" camp and will then be lunch hour. Those able to attend girls.
have been received back, with more conducting several other experi­
and Mrs Fletcher returned home assigned to his paratrooper station. both sessions are asked to provide
coming in every day The ballots ments with fertilisers aside from
Saturday evening.
paper sack lunches. The Malheur I To Return Home—
The officer, who recently arrived
Elbert C Hatch. F 1-c, a coast county P T A Invites all residents of
Mrs E. B Nedry and son. W arr­ were mailed 45 days previous to the barnyard manure. They have also
in the United Slates from England, guardsman, has returned to the st­ the county to attend the meeting.
ant O fficer Dirick E. Nedry o f the election so that ample time would done some experimenting with car­
has been a bombardier on a flying ates after being at sea for five
U. S. navy, »111 leave Friday for be allowed for the servicemen to rots. lettuce and onions, as well as
fortress. He holds the distinguished weeks. During the five weeks he Olsen Baby And
their home In Tigard. Oregon. They vote and get their ballots back to with green manure crops.
First L t and Mrs John Olsen are have been visiting Mrs Nedry's sis­ the county clerk before election day.
flying cross and the air medal with assisted in the rescue of two crews
Undergoes Tansllertomy—
from bombers forced down in a st­ the parents o f a girl born Tuesday ter. M n J. J Sarazin, and other
clusters.
Receives Painting—
Luther Fife, local contractor and
orm o f hurricane force and his morning In the Ontario hospital. relatives
Mrs Luther F ife has received s president of the Weiser LDS stake.
Mrs Mary Pierce o f the Richland shop, the Grand Forks, was given a The baby weighed 7 pounds and 3
lovely, large oil painting of a moun- underwent an operation for the re­
district has received a telegram st­ [citation for the rescue. As a member ounces. Lt. Olsen, stationed at i Returns From Visit—
Mrs Stella Butler returned home tain scene ln Canada, done by Mrs moval of hta tonsils in the Sarazin
atin'’ that her .«on. Pvt. Kenneth of the crew. Hatch received a bar. Ashvllle, South Carolina is now on
Tuesday after a ten day trip to Gertrude Murchison, Ogden artist, clinic Monday morning.
Pierce, who Is in Italy was wounded He and his brother. Dwaln. are now j his way home on furlough,
Oceanside, California, where she
In the arm and hand. He received (stationed ln the same port in Cali-
Visits In Payette—
visited her grandson, Lt. Stanley Go To Halfway—
Enters Contest—
! fornia.
the purple heart.
Verna Ruth Flndling aceom pan-' Mra Harry Miner was a house
Dwain Hatch. S 2-c, who was ln
Mrs D. O. Bybee has entered the Ray. who Is in the Marines. 8he
Rex Shelley and John Scott of a hospital on an Lsland ln the South hymn writing contest sponsored by accompanied Mr and Mrs Dewey led Mr and Mra 8eth Crockett of gueot of Mrs Oeorge Sallee In Pay-
«Continued on Page 2)
| the Deseret News o f Salt Lake City Ray and daughter. Leona, of Baker Parma to Halfway for the week-end. ette for three days last week.
the marines spent part o f last week
Youth Supports
Burke Measure
Frost Is Named
Bond Drive Head
Sitton Talks On
Station Crops
Our Boys In
T h e Service
r
Nyssa Residents
Vote On Several
Local Candidates
Measures Will Also
Balloted On At
Nov. Election
Be
Plans have been completed ln
Nyssa and vicinity for the election
to be held November 7.
The polling places, open from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m.. in Nyssa will be
maintained as follows: Precinct No.
1, city hall: No. 2, Eagle's hall, and
No. 3, Mrs Addle Wilson's home.
The candidates are as follows;
City
Recorder—Grant Rinehart.
Councllmen—R. G. Whitaker, Be­
rnard Frost, George Henneman,
Emil Stunz, A. Chadwick, Albert
Heldt and Harry Shelton.
Mayor—Herschel Thompson and
Harry Miner.
Treasurer—Ward Wleneke.
County
County Judge. Irwin Troxell; com­
missioner. J. C. Medlln; sheriff, C.
W. Glenn; clerk, H. S. Sackett;
assessor, Murray R. Morton and
E. P. Hendrix: treasuurer. Ora C.
Hope, and surveyor, J. Edwin John­
son.,
State
United States senator for unex­
pired term ending Januray 3, 1949—
Willis Mahoney and Guy Cordon.
United States senator for term
ending Januray 3. 1951—Edgar W.
Smith and Wayne Morse.
Representative ln congress- Low­
ell Stockman and C. J. Shorb.
State treasurer--Leslie M. Scott
and W illiam T. Lambert.
Attorney-general—Bruce Spauld­
ing and George Neuner.
State senator—J. N. Jones.
State representative—V. B. Stap­
les.
United States
For president and vice president:
Independent candidates-Claude A.
Watson and Andrew Johnson; re­
publican—Thomas E. Dewey and
John W. Bricker; democrat—Frank­
lin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Tru­
man. and Independent candidates—
Norman Thomas and Darlington
Hoopes.
In addition to the candidate»,
voters will ballot on several meas­
ures.
MRS SW A N HEADS
JOUNTY TEACHERS
Mrs Charles W. Swan, member of
the Vale union high school faculty
has been elected president of the
Malheur county chapter of the Ore­
gon State Teachers' association. Mrs
D. R. Dickey, Brogan, is the new
vice president; Mrs Lillie Waggner,
Vale union high school teacher,
secretary, and Mrs Ada Haworth,
Nyssa, treasurer. Elections were
held at the regional conference ln
LaGrande.
William Maldlnger, superinten­
dent of the Union high school, was
elected regional president, succeed­
ing Henry Hartley. Nyssa superin­
tendent. Other regional officers are
William
King,
Umatilla county
superintendent, vice president, and
Mrs August Smith, Baker county
teacher, secretary.
Nyssa Chamber
Favors Hospital
A resolution endorsing the prop­
osed federal hospital for war veter­
ans ln Malheur county was passed
by the Nyssa chamber of commerce
at Its regular weekly luncheon W ed­
nesday noon.
Frank Morgan said that about
six sites In Malheur county have
been proposed. Maps and other data
have been prepared.
Pay Clerk Dlrtck E. Nedry, warr­
ant officer in the navy, gave a brief
talk on some of his experiences ln
tha navy. He said that shortly a f­
ter he was in Nyssa ln May. 1942.
he was sent overseas. He was ln the
first advance base ln the Solomons
campaign After serving for 10 mon­
ths on the advance base, Warrant
Officer Nedry was transferred to s
ship. He made 15 trips from New
Zealand through the Islands.
HARRIET SCHURTZ
PASSES IN NYSSA
The body of Mrs Harriet Drenda
Schurtz, who died tn Nyssa October
31. was sent to Cedar City. Utah by
the Nyssa Funreal home Wednesday
night. Mrs Schurtz passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Pat
Williams, as the result o f s stroke.
Mrs Schurtz. who came here two
months ago from Cedar City, was
bom July 18. 1870 In Arizona.